What color is #331928?

#331928 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #331928?

The RGB value is 51, 25, 40: 51 red, 25 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #331928?

The complementary color is #193324, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #331928?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#331928 color

#331928 rgb(51, 25, 40)

Shades of purple

The hex color #331928 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 9.8% green and 15.7% blue (51, 25, 40).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 34% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 22% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Black Cherry (#2C1620), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.02:1).

#331928 color codes

HEX	`#331928`
RGB	`rgb(51, 25, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 9.8%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 34%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 51%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 22%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.94, 15.48, -4.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.94, 16.14, 343.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.096, 1.552, 2.196)`
Decimal	`3348776`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #331928, 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 #331928	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#331928 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	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 #331928 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #331928; }
.text { color: #331928; }
.border { border: 2px solid #331928; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 25 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #331928, #33191b); }

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Questions

What color is #331928?: #331928 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #331928?: The RGB value is 51, 25, 40: 51 red, 25 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #331928?: The complementary color is #193324, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #331928?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.