What color is #331506?

#331506 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Shadow Play. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #331506?

The RGB value is 51, 21, 6: 51 red, 21 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #331506?

The complementary color is #062433, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #331506?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#331506 color

#331506 rgb(51, 21, 6)

Shades of black

The hex color #331506 is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 8.2% green and 2.4% blue (51, 21, 6).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 79% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 59% magenta, 88% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Play (#2D1403), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.79:1).

#331506 color codes

HEX	`#331506`
RGB	`rgb(51, 21, 6)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 8.2%, 2.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 79%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 88%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 59%, 88%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.95, 13.75, 14.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.95, 19.77, 45.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.666, 1.253, 0.326)`
Decimal	`3347718`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #331506, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #331506	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#331506 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #331506 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #331506; }
.text { color: #331506; }
.border { border: 2px solid #331506; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 21 6 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #331506, #332c06); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #331506?: #331506 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Shadow Play. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #331506?: The RGB value is 51, 21, 6: 51 red, 21 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #331506?: The complementary color is #062433, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #331506?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.