What color is #331D28?

#331D28 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #331D28?

The RGB value is 51, 29, 40: 51 red, 29 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #331D28?

The complementary color is #1D3328, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #331D28?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#331D28 color

#331D28 rgb(51, 29, 40)

Shades of red

The hex color #331D28 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 11.4% green and 15.7% blue (51, 29, 40).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 28% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 22% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Black Cherry (#2C1620), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.59:1).

#331D28 color codes

HEX	`#331D28`
RGB	`rgb(51, 29, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 11.4%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 28%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 43%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 22%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.04, 12.77, -2.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.04, 13.09, 347.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.188, 1.736, 2.227)`
Decimal	`3349800`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #331D28, 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 #331D28	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#331D28 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	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 #331D28 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #331d28; }
.text { color: #331d28; }
.border { border: 2px solid #331d28; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 29 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #331d28, #331d1d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #331D28?: #331D28 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #331D28?: The RGB value is 51, 29, 40: 51 red, 29 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #331D28?: The complementary color is #1D3328, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #331D28?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.