#331616

A very dark, moderate red closely aligning with Black.

About #331616

At its core, #331616 is a very dark and moderate hue. Its closest recognized web color is Black. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(51, 22, 22).

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 57% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively dark color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#331616
RGB51, 22, 22
HSL0.0°, 39.7%, 14.3%
CMYK0%, 57%, 57%, 80%
HSV0.0°, 56.9%, 20.0%
LAB11.5, 14.6, 6.7
XYZ1.8, 1.3, 0.9
Decimal3347990

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

16.57:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
1.27:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
15.84:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.08:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #331616; }
.text-color { color: #331616; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #331616; }

Similar Colors

Black
#000000