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#331200 Color

#331200 is rgb(51, 18, 0) in RGB, hsl(21, 100%, 10%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 65%, 100%, 80%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Zinnwaldite Brown (#2C1608), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.79. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#331200
HEX#331200
RGBrgb(51, 18, 0)
HSLhsl(21, 100%, 10%)
HSVhsv(21, 100%, 20%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 65%, 100%, 80%)
OKLCHoklch(23.1% 0.062 49.2)
LABlab(10.34% 16.02 15.84)
LCHlch(10.34% 22.53 44.69)

What #331200 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #331200, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every brown in the library.

#331200 Channel Values

How #331200 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 51 · G 18 · B 08-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 21° · S 100% · L 10%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 21° · S 100% · V 20%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 65% · Y 100% · K 80%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance17.11:1 vs white · 1.23:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #331200 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text17.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #331200 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #331200

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #331200; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #331200

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #331200.

How #331200 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#331200
Protanopia#1B1B00
Protanomaly#261700
Deuteranopia#212100
Deuteranomaly#291C00
Tritanopia#341010
Tritanomaly#33110A
Achromatopsia#1C1C1C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #331200 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-331200: #331200;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #331200;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-331200': '#331200' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.200, green: 0.071, blue: 0.000)
Android XML<color name="color_331200">#331200</color>
SVG fillfill="#331200"

More Brown Colors

#331200 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#331200 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #331200?

#331200 is a darkest brown — rgb(51, 18, 0) in RGB and hsl(21, 100%, 10%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Zinnwaldite Brown (#2C1608), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.79.

What is the RGB value of #331200?

#331200 is rgb(51, 18, 0) — red 51, green 18, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #331200?

#331200 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 65%, 100%, 80%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #331200 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #331200 scores 17.11:1 against white and 1.23:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #331200 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #331200 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is black (#000000) at a CIE76 distance of 24.78, which is visibly different.

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