What color is #330201?

#330201 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color 3AM Breakup. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #330201?

The RGB value is 51, 2, 1: 51 red, 2 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #330201?

The complementary color is #013233, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #330201?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#330201 color

#330201 rgb(51, 2, 1)

Shades of black

The hex color #330201 is a very dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 0.8% green and 0.4% blue (51, 2, 1).

Its hue angle is 1°, with 96% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 96% magenta, 98% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is 3AM Breakup (#330404), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.26:1).

#330201 color codes

HEX	`#330201`
RGB	`rgb(51, 2, 1)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 0.8%, 0.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(1, 96%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(1, 98%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 96%, 98%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.77, 24.2, 10.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.77, 26.27, 22.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.393, 0.75, 0.1)`
Decimal	`3342849`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #330201, 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 #330201	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#330201 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	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 #330201 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #330201; }
.text { color: #330201; }
.border { border: 2px solid #330201; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 2 1 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #330201, #331b01); }

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Questions

What color is #330201?: #330201 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color 3AM Breakup. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #330201?: The RGB value is 51, 2, 1: 51 red, 2 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #330201?: The complementary color is #013233, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #330201?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.