331D15

#331D15 closest to Close but No Cigar

#331D15 is a very dark, muted brown; the closest named color is Close but No Cigar. In the RGB color model it is made of 20.0% red, 11.4% green and 8.2% blue (rgb(51, 29, 21)). Its HSL value is 16° hue, 42% saturation and 14% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 59% yellow and 80% black. #331D15 is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.82:1.

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Variations of #331D15

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#331D15 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#331D15 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #331D15 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #282415
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #232014
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #281F14
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #282415
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #2B2215
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #38191B
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #351C18
  • Achromatopsia 92% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #222222
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #272120

#331D15 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.82:1 Super#331D15 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.33:1 Very poor#331D15 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#331D15 in CSS

/* Close but No Cigar */
.color { color: #331D15; }
.background { background-color: #331D15; }
.border { border: 1px solid #331D15; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(51 29 21);
color: hsl(16 42% 14%);
color: oklch(0.258 0.038 40.7);

#331D15 FAQ

What color is #331D15?

#331D15 is a very dark, muted brown. Its closest named color is Close but No Cigar. It belongs to the brown color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #331D15?

#331D15 is rgb(51, 29, 21) in RGB, hsl(16, 42%, 14%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 43%, 59%, 80%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #331D15?

The complementary color of #331D15 is #152B33, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #331D15?

White text has the best contrast on #331D15: 15.82:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #331D15 a warm or cool color?

#331D15 is a warm color.