What color is #330022?

#330022 is a very dark, vivid rose known as Vienna Roast. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Vienna Roast?

The RGB value is 51, 0, 34: 51 red, 0 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Vienna Roast?

The complementary color is #003311, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #330022?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Vienna Roast color: hex code #330022

#330022 rgb(51, 0, 34)

Shades of black

Vienna Roast has the hex code #330022. It is a very dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 0% green and 13.3% blue (51, 0, 34).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 100% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 33% yellow and 80% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.04:1).

Vienna Roast (#330022) color codes

HEX	`#330022`
RGB	`rgb(51, 0, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 0%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 100%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 100%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 33%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.4, 28.7, -8.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.4, 29.92, 343.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.654, 0.82, 1.584)`
Decimal	`3342370`
Short hex	`#302`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Vienna Roast, 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 #330022	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#330022 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	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 #330022 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #330022; }
.text { color: #330022; }
.border { border: 2px solid #330022; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 0 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #330022, #330009); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

See #330022 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #330022?: #330022 is a very dark, vivid rose known as Vienna Roast. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Vienna Roast?: The RGB value is 51, 0, 34: 51 red, 0 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Vienna Roast?: The complementary color is #003311, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #330022?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.