What color is #331D1B?

#331D1B 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 #331D1B?

The RGB value is 51, 29, 27: 51 red, 29 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #331D1B?

The complementary color is #1B3133, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #331D1B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#331D1B color

#331D1B rgb(51, 29, 27)

Shades of gray

The hex color #331D1B is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 11.4% green and 10.6% blue (51, 29, 27).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 31% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 47% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Espresso (#3E2723), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.76:1).

#331D1B color codes

HEX	`#331D1B`
RGB	`rgb(51, 29, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 11.4%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 31%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 47%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 47%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.6, 10.5, 5.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.6, 12.04, 29.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.003, 1.662, 1.252)`
Decimal	`3349787`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #331D1B, 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 #331D1B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#331D1B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	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 #331D1B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #331d1b; }
.text { color: #331d1b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #331d1b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 29 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #331d1b, #33291b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #331D1B?: #331D1B 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 #331D1B?: The RGB value is 51, 29, 27: 51 red, 29 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #331D1B?: The complementary color is #1B3133, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #331D1B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.