What color is #331E2E?

#331E2E is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #331E2E?

The RGB value is 51, 30, 46: 51 red, 30 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #331E2E?

The complementary color is #1E3323, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #331E2E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#331E2E color

#331E2E rgb(51, 30, 46)

Shades of purple

The hex color #331E2E is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 11.8% green and 18% blue (51, 30, 46).

Its hue angle is 314°, with 26% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 10% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Black Cherry (#2C1620), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.37:1).

#331E2E color codes

HEX	`#331E2E`
RGB	`rgb(51, 30, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 11.8%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(314, 26%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314, 41%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 10%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.57, 13.34, -6.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.57, 14.81, 334.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.323, 1.83, 2.815)`
Decimal	`3350062`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #331E2E, 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 #331E2E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#331E2E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	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 #331E2E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #331e2e; }
.text { color: #331e2e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #331e2e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 30 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #331e2e, #331e24); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #331E2E?: #331E2E is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #331E2E?: The RGB value is 51, 30, 46: 51 red, 30 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #331E2E?: The complementary color is #1E3323, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #331E2E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.