What color is #330E0F?

#330E0F 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 #330E0F?

The RGB value is 51, 14, 15: 51 red, 14 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #330E0F?

The complementary color is #0E3332, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #330E0F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#330E0F color

#330E0F rgb(51, 14, 15)

Shades of black

The hex color #330E0F is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 5.5% green and 5.9% blue (51, 14, 15).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 57% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 73% magenta, 71% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Nether (#2E0303), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.35:1).

#330E0F color codes

HEX	`#330E0F`
RGB	`rgb(51, 14, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 5.5%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 57%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 73%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 73%, 71%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.42, 18.8, 8.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.42, 20.46, 23.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.609, 1.053, 0.57)`
Decimal	`3345935`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #330E0F, 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 #330E0F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#330E0F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.35:1	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 #330E0F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #330e0f; }
.text { color: #330e0f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #330e0f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 14 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #330e0f, #33200e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #330E0F?: #330E0F 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 #330E0F?: The RGB value is 51, 14, 15: 51 red, 14 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #330E0F?: The complementary color is #0E3332, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #330E0F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.