Close to Dark Chocolate
#331B06
#331B06 is a very dark, vivid orange, close to the color Dark Chocolate. In RGB it’s made of 20% red, 10.6% green, and 2.4% blue. Its hue is 28°, with 79% saturation and 11% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #331B06.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
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1.30:1 FailThis color as text on white
16.15:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.30:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #331B06 as they’d see it.
#331B06 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #331B06
What color is #331B06?
#331B06 is a very dark, vivid orange, close to the color Dark Chocolate. In RGB it’s made of 20% red, 10.6% green, and 2.4% blue. Its hue is 28°, with 79% saturation and 11% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #331B06 in RGB?
#331B06 is rgb(51, 27, 6): 51 red, 27 green, and 6 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #331B06 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 47, 88, 80). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #331B06?
PANTONE 476 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #331B06?
Its complement #03223B gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.