What color is #431115?

#431115 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color English Breakfast. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #431115?

The RGB value is 67, 17, 21: 67 red, 17 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #431115?

The complementary color is #11433F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #431115?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#431115 color

#431115 rgb(67, 17, 21)

Shades of red

The hex color #431115 is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 6.7% green and 8.2% blue (67, 17, 21).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 60% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 75% magenta, 69% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is English Breakfast (#441111), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.79:1).

#431115 color codes

HEX	`#431115`
RGB	`rgb(67, 17, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 6.7%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 60%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 75%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 75%, 69%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.52, 24.37, 10.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.52, 26.58, 23.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.651, 1.649, 0.888)`
Decimal	`4395285`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #431115, 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 #431115	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#431115 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	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 #431115 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #431115; }
.text { color: #431115; }
.border { border: 2px solid #431115; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 17 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #431115, #432611); }

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Questions

What color is #431115?: #431115 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color English Breakfast. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #431115?: The RGB value is 67, 17, 21: 67 red, 17 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #431115?: The complementary color is #11433F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #431115?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.