What color is #331724?

#331724 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #331724?

The RGB value is 51, 23, 36: 51 red, 23 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #331724?

The complementary color is #173326, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #331724?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#331724 color

#331724 rgb(51, 23, 36)

Shades of red

The hex color #331724 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 9% green and 14.1% blue (51, 23, 36).

Its hue angle is 332°, with 38% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 55% magenta, 29% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Black Cherry (#2C1620), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.29:1).

#331724 color codes

HEX	`#331724`
RGB	`rgb(51, 23, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 9%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(332, 38%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(332, 55%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 55%, 29%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.25, 16.05, -2.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.25, 16.27, 350.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.99, 1.444, 1.843)`
Decimal	`3348260`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #331724, 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 #331724	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#331724 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	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 #331724 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #331724; }
.text { color: #331724; }
.border { border: 2px solid #331724; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 23 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #331724, #331817); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #331724?: #331724 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #331724?: The RGB value is 51, 23, 36: 51 red, 23 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #331724?: The complementary color is #173326, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #331724?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.