What color is #331A19?

#331A19 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Ethereal Espresso. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #331A19?

The RGB value is 51, 26, 25: 51 red, 26 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #331A19?

The complementary color is #193233, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #331A19?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#331A19 color

#331A19 rgb(51, 26, 25)

Shades of red

The hex color #331A19 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 10.2% green and 9.8% blue (51, 26, 25).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 34% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 51% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Espresso (#3E2723), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.12:1).

#331A19 color codes

HEX	`#331A19`
RGB	`rgb(51, 26, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 10.2%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 34%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 51%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 51%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.69, 12.28, 6.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.69, 13.7, 26.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.91, 1.513, 1.111)`
Decimal	`3349017`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #331A19, 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 #331A19	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#331A19 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.12:1	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 #331A19 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #331a19; }
.text { color: #331a19; }
.border { border: 2px solid #331a19; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 26 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #331a19, #332719); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #331A19?: #331A19 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Ethereal Espresso. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #331A19?: The RGB value is 51, 26, 25: 51 red, 26 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #331A19?: The complementary color is #193233, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #331A19?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.