What color is #331E29?

#331E29 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #331E29?

The RGB value is 51, 30, 41: 51 red, 30 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #331E29?

The complementary color is #1E3328, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #331E29?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#331E29 color

#331E29 rgb(51, 30, 41)

Shades of gray

The hex color #331E29 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 11.8% green and 16.1% blue (51, 30, 41).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 26% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 20% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Black Cherry (#2C1620), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.46:1).

#331E29 color codes

HEX	`#331E29`
RGB	`rgb(51, 30, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 11.8%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 26%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 41%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 20%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.36, 12.28, -3.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.36, 12.68, 345.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.23, 1.793, 2.326)`
Decimal	`3350057`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #331E29, 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 #331E29	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#331E29 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	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 #331E29 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #331e29; }
.text { color: #331e29; }
.border { border: 2px solid #331e29; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 30 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #331e29, #331e1e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #331E29?: #331E29 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #331E29?: The RGB value is 51, 30, 41: 51 red, 30 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #331E29?: The complementary color is #1E3328, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #331E29?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.