What color is #331C2B?

#331C2B 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 #331C2B?

The RGB value is 51, 28, 43: 51 red, 28 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #331C2B?

The complementary color is #1C3324, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #331C2B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#331C2B color

#331C2B rgb(51, 28, 43)

Shades of purple

The hex color #331C2B is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 11% green and 16.9% blue (51, 28, 43).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 29% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 16% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Black Cherry (#2C1620), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.65:1).

#331C2B color codes

HEX	`#331C2B`
RGB	`rgb(51, 28, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 11%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 29%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 45%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 16%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.88, 14.06, -5.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.88, 15.03, 339.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.217, 1.709, 2.498)`
Decimal	`3349547`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #331C2B, 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 #331C2B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#331C2B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	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 #331C2B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #331c2b; }
.text { color: #331c2b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #331c2b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 28 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #331c2b, #331c20); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #331C2B?: #331C2B 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 #331C2B?: The RGB value is 51, 28, 43: 51 red, 28 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #331C2B?: The complementary color is #1C3324, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #331C2B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.