What color is #331622?

#331622 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #331622?

The RGB value is 51, 22, 34: 51 red, 22 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #331622?

The complementary color is #163327, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #331622?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#331622 color

#331622 rgb(51, 22, 34)

Shades of black

The hex color #331622 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 8.6% green and 13.3% blue (51, 22, 34).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 40% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 57% magenta, 33% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Black Cherry (#2C1620), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.42:1).

#331622 color codes

HEX	`#331622`
RGB	`rgb(51, 22, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 8.6%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 40%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 57%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 57%, 33%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.91, 16.35, -1.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.91, 16.44, 354.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.941, 1.393, 1.68)`
Decimal	`3348002`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #331622, 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 #331622	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#331622 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	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 #331622 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #331622; }
.text { color: #331622; }
.border { border: 2px solid #331622; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 22 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #331622, #331816); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #331622?: #331622 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #331622?: The RGB value is 51, 22, 34: 51 red, 22 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #331622?: The complementary color is #163327, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #331622?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.