What color is #330D15?

#330D15 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 #330D15?

The RGB value is 51, 13, 21: 51 red, 13 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #330D15?

The complementary color is #0D332B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #330D15?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#330D15 color

#330D15 rgb(51, 13, 21)

Shades of black

The hex color #330D15 is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 5.1% green and 8.2% blue (51, 13, 21).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 59% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 75% magenta, 59% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Nether (#2E0303), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.37:1).

#330D15 color codes

HEX	`#330D15`
RGB	`rgb(51, 13, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 5.1%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 59%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 75%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 75%, 59%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.37, 19.98, 4.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.37, 20.45, 12.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.645, 1.046, 0.825)`
Decimal	`3345685`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #330D15, 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 #330D15	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#330D15 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	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 #330D15 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #330d15; }
.text { color: #330d15; }
.border { border: 2px solid #330d15; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 13 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #330d15, #33180d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #330D15?: #330D15 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 #330D15?: The RGB value is 51, 13, 21: 51 red, 13 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #330D15?: The complementary color is #0D332B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #330D15?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.