What color is #333300?

#333300 is a very dark, vivid yellow known as Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Wasabi Nori?

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

What is the complementary color of Wasabi Nori?

The complementary color is #000033, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #333300?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Wasabi Nori color: hex code #333300

#333300 rgb(51, 51, 0)

Shades of yellow

Wasabi Nori has the hex code #333300. It is a very dark, vivid yellow.

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

Its hue angle is 60°, with 100% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 80% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.01:1).

Wasabi Nori (#333300) color codes

HEX	`#333300`
RGB	`rgb(51, 51, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 20%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 100%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 100%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 100%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.33, -6.92, 28.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.33, 29.32, 103.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.549, 3.072, 0.459)`
Decimal	`3355392`
Short hex	`#330`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Wasabi Nori, 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 #333300	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#333300 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	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 #333300 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #333300; }
.text { color: #333300; }
.border { border: 2px solid #333300; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 51 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #333300, #1a3300); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

See #333300 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #333300?: #333300 is a very dark, vivid yellow known as Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Wasabi Nori?: The RGB value is 51, 51, 0: 51 red, 51 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Wasabi Nori?: The complementary color is #000033, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #333300?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.