What color is #333344?

#333344 is a dark, grayish blue known as Shuriken. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Shuriken?

The RGB value is 51, 51, 68: 51 red, 51 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Shuriken?

The complementary color is #444433, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #333344?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Shuriken color: hex code #333344

#333344 rgb(51, 51, 68)

Shades of gray

Shuriken has the hex code #333344. It is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 20% green and 26.7% blue (51, 51, 68).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 14% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.37:1).

Shuriken (#333344) color codes

HEX	`#333344`
RGB	`rgb(51, 51, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 20%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 14%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 25%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 25%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.9, 4.42, -10.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.9, 11.44, 292.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.592, 3.489, 5.952)`
Decimal	`3355460`
Short hex	`#334`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Shuriken, 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 #333344	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#333344 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	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 #333344 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #333344; }
.text { color: #333344; }
.border { border: 2px solid #333344; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 51 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #333344, #3b3344); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

See #333344 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #333344?: #333344 is a dark, grayish blue known as Shuriken. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Shuriken?: The RGB value is 51, 51, 68: 51 red, 51 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Shuriken?: The complementary color is #444433, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #333344?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.