What color is #330E24?

#330E24 is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Nightly Voyager. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #330E24?

The RGB value is 51, 14, 36: 51 red, 14 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #330E24?

The complementary color is #0E331D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #330E24?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#330E24 color

#330E24 rgb(51, 14, 36)

Shades of black

The hex color #330E24 is a very dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 5.5% green and 14.1% blue (51, 14, 36).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 57% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 73% magenta, 29% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Voyager (#391531), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.09:1).

#330E24 color codes

HEX	`#330E24`
RGB	`rgb(51, 14, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 5.5%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 57%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 73%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 73%, 29%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.15, 21.56, -5.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.15, 22.33, 344.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.841, 1.145, 1.793)`
Decimal	`3345956`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #330E24, 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 #330E24	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#330E24 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	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 #330E24 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #330e24; }
.text { color: #330e24; }
.border { border: 2px solid #330e24; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 14 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #330e24, #330e11); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #330E24?: #330E24 is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Nightly Voyager. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #330E24?: The RGB value is 51, 14, 36: 51 red, 14 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #330E24?: The complementary color is #0E331D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #330E24?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.