What color is #330A0F?

#330A0F is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Nether. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #330A0F?

The RGB value is 51, 10, 15: 51 red, 10 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #330A0F?

The complementary color is #0A332E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #330A0F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#330A0F color

#330A0F rgb(51, 10, 15)

Shades of black

The hex color #330A0F is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 3.9% green and 5.9% blue (51, 10, 15).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 67% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 80% magenta, 71% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Nether (#2E0303), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.63:1).

#330A0F color codes

HEX	`#330A0F`
RGB	`rgb(51, 10, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 3.9%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 67%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 80%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 80%, 71%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.62, 20.97, 6.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.62, 22.08, 18.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.56, 0.956, 0.554)`
Decimal	`3344911`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #330A0F, 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 #330A0F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#330A0F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	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 #330A0F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #330a0f; }
.text { color: #330a0f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #330a0f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 10 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #330a0f, #331a0a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #330A0F?: #330A0F is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Nether. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #330A0F?: The RGB value is 51, 10, 15: 51 red, 10 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #330A0F?: The complementary color is #0A332E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #330A0F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.