What color is #330E38?

#330E38 is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Creatures of the Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #330E38?

The RGB value is 51, 14, 56: 51 red, 14 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #330E38?

The complementary color is #13380E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #330E38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#330E38 color

#330E38 rgb(51, 14, 56)

Shades of black

The hex color #330E38 is a very dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 5.5% green and 22% blue (51, 14, 56).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 60% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 75% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Creatures of the Night (#3B193F), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.66:1).

#330E38 color codes

HEX	`#330E38`
RGB	`rgb(51, 14, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 5.5%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 60%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 75%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 75%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.3, 25.59, -18.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.3, 31.71, 323.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.236, 1.304, 3.874)`
Decimal	`3345976`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #330E38, 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 #330E38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#330E38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	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 #330E38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #330e38; }
.text { color: #330e38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #330e38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 14 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #330e38, #380e28); }

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Questions

What color is #330E38?: #330E38 is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Creatures of the Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #330E38?: The RGB value is 51, 14, 56: 51 red, 14 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #330E38?: The complementary color is #13380E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #330E38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.