What color is #330F0C?

#330F0C 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 #330F0C?

The RGB value is 51, 15, 12: 51 red, 15 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #330F0C?

The complementary color is #0C3033, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #330F0C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#330F0C color

#330F0C rgb(51, 15, 12)

Shades of black

The hex color #330F0C is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 5.9% green and 4.7% blue (51, 15, 12).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 62% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 71% magenta, 76% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Nether (#2E0303), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.29:1).

#330F0C color codes

HEX	`#330F0C`
RGB	`rgb(51, 15, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 5.9%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 62%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 76%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 71%, 76%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.58, 17.96, 9.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.58, 20.45, 28.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.603, 1.072, 0.47)`
Decimal	`3346188`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #330F0C, 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 #330F0C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#330F0C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.29:1	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 #330F0C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #330f0c; }
.text { color: #330f0c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #330f0c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 15 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #330f0c, #33230c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #330F0C?: #330F0C 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 #330F0C?: The RGB value is 51, 15, 12: 51 red, 15 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #330F0C?: The complementary color is #0C3033, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #330F0C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.