What color is #431F25?

#431F25 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Bruised Plum. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #431F25?

The RGB value is 67, 31, 37: 67 red, 31 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #431F25?

The complementary color is #1F433D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #431F25?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#431F25 color

#431F25 rgb(67, 31, 37)

Shades of red

The hex color #431F25 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 12.2% green and 14.5% blue (67, 31, 37).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 37% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 45% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Bruised Plum (#3B1921), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.37:1).

#431F25 color codes

HEX	`#431F25`
RGB	`rgb(67, 31, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 12.2%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 37%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 54%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 45%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.02, 18.08, 3.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.02, 18.49, 12.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.139, 2.307, 2.03)`
Decimal	`4398885`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #431F25, 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 #431F25	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#431F25 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	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 #431F25 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #431f25; }
.text { color: #431f25; }
.border { border: 2px solid #431f25; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 31 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #431f25, #432b1f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #431F25?: #431F25 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Bruised Plum. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #431F25?: The RGB value is 67, 31, 37: 67 red, 31 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #431F25?: The complementary color is #1F433D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #431F25?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.