What color is #331C1B?

#331C1B is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Ethereal Espresso. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #331C1B?

The RGB value is 51, 28, 27: 51 red, 28 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #331C1B?

The complementary color is #1B3233, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #331C1B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#331C1B color

#331C1B rgb(51, 28, 27)

Shades of gray

The hex color #331C1B is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 11% green and 10.6% blue (51, 28, 27).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 31% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 47% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Espresso (#3E2723), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.88:1).

#331C1B color codes

HEX	`#331C1B`
RGB	`rgb(51, 28, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 11%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 31%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 47%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 47%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.31, 11.19, 5.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.31, 12.47, 26.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.978, 1.614, 1.244)`
Decimal	`3349531`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #331C1B, 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 #331C1B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#331C1B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	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 #331C1B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #331c1b; }
.text { color: #331c1b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #331c1b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 28 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #331c1b, #33281b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #331C1B?: #331C1B is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Ethereal Espresso. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #331C1B?: The RGB value is 51, 28, 27: 51 red, 28 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #331C1B?: The complementary color is #1B3233, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #331C1B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.