What color is #331F1D?

#331F1D is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Ethereal Espresso. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #331F1D?

The RGB value is 51, 31, 29: 51 red, 31 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #331F1D?

The complementary color is #1D3133, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #331F1D?

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.

#331F1D color

#331F1D rgb(51, 31, 29)

Shades of black

The hex color #331F1D is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 12.2% green and 11.4% blue (51, 31, 29).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 28% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 43% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Espresso (#3E2723), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#331F1D color codes

HEX	`#331F1D`
RGB	`rgb(51, 31, 29)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 12.2%, 11.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 28%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 43%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 43%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.25, 9.42, 5.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.25, 10.83, 29.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.077, 1.773, 1.395)`
Decimal	`3350301`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #331F1D, 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 #331F1D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#331F1D 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 #331F1D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #331f1d; }
.text { color: #331f1d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #331f1d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 31 29 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #331f1d, #332a1d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #331F1D?: #331F1D is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Ethereal Espresso. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #331F1D?: The RGB value is 51, 31, 29: 51 red, 31 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #331F1D?: The complementary color is #1D3133, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #331F1D?: 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.