What color is #331A0F?

#331A0F is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Shadow Play. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #331A0F?

The RGB value is 51, 26, 15: 51 red, 26 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #331A0F?

The complementary color is #0F2833, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #331A0F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#331A0F color

#331A0F rgb(51, 26, 15)

Shades of brown

The hex color #331A0F is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 10.2% green and 5.9% blue (51, 26, 15).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 55% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 71% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Play (#2D1403), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.21:1).

#331A0F color codes

HEX	`#331A0F`
RGB	`rgb(51, 26, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 10.2%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 55%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 71%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 71%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.46, 11.11, 12.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.46, 16.59, 47.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.821, 1.477, 0.641)`
Decimal	`3349007`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #331A0F, 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 #331A0F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#331A0F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	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 #331A0F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #331a0f; }
.text { color: #331a0f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #331a0f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 26 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #331a0f, #332c0f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #331A0F?: #331A0F is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Shadow Play. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #331A0F?: The RGB value is 51, 26, 15: 51 red, 26 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #331A0F?: The complementary color is #0F2833, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #331A0F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.