What color is #331E26?

#331E26 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #331E26?

The RGB value is 51, 30, 38: 51 red, 30 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #331E26?

The complementary color is #1E332B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #331E26?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#331E26 color

#331E26 rgb(51, 30, 38)

Shades of black

The hex color #331E26 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 11.8% green and 14.9% blue (51, 30, 38).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 26% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 25% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Black Cherry (#2C1620), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.5:1).

#331E26 color codes

HEX	`#331E26`
RGB	`rgb(51, 30, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 11.8%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 26%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 41%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 25%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.24, 11.68, -1.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.24, 11.74, 354.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.179, 1.772, 2.061)`
Decimal	`3350054`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #331E26, 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 #331E26	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#331E26 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.5:1	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 #331E26 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #331e26; }
.text { color: #331e26; }
.border { border: 2px solid #331e26; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 30 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #331e26, #33211e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #331E26?: #331E26 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #331E26?: The RGB value is 51, 30, 38: 51 red, 30 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #331E26?: The complementary color is #1E332B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #331E26?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.