What color is #332F2C?

#332F2C is a dark gray known as Holy Crow. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Holy Crow?

The RGB value is 51, 47, 44: 51 red, 47 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Holy Crow?

The complementary color is #2C3033, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #332F2C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Holy Crow color: hex code #332F2C

#332F2C rgb(51, 47, 44)

Shades of black

Holy Crow has the hex code #332F2C. It is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 18.4% green and 17.3% blue (51, 47, 44).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 7% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 14% yellow and 80% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.26:1).

Holy Crow (#332F2C) color codes

HEX	`#332F2C`
RGB	`rgb(51, 47, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 18.4%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 7%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 14%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 14%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.72, 1.14, 2.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.72, 2.81, 66.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.836, 2.919, 2.796)`
Decimal	`3354412`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Holy Crow, 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 #332F2C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#332F2C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	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 #332F2C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #332f2c; }
.text { color: #332f2c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #332f2c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 47 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #332f2c, #33332c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #332F2C on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #332F2C?: #332F2C is a dark gray known as Holy Crow. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Holy Crow?: The RGB value is 51, 47, 44: 51 red, 47 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Holy Crow?: The complementary color is #2C3033, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #332F2C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.