What color is #331E21?

#331E21 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Aubergine. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #331E21?

The RGB value is 51, 30, 33: 51 red, 30 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #331E21?

The complementary color is #1E3330, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #331E21?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#331E21 color

#331E21 rgb(51, 30, 33)

Shades of black

The hex color #331E21 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 11.8% green and 12.9% blue (51, 30, 33).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 26% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 35% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Aubergine (#372528), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.57:1).

#331E21 color codes

HEX	`#331E21`
RGB	`rgb(51, 30, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 11.8%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 26%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 41%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 35%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.07, 10.77, 2.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.07, 11, 11.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.104, 1.742, 1.664)`
Decimal	`3350049`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #331E21, 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 #331E21	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#331E21 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.57:1	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 #331E21 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #331e21; }
.text { color: #331e21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #331e21; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 30 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #331e21, #33261e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #331E21?: #331E21 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Aubergine. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #331E21?: The RGB value is 51, 30, 33: 51 red, 30 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #331E21?: The complementary color is #1E3330, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #331E21?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.