What color is #33111F?

#33111F is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Chocolate Kiss. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #33111F?

The RGB value is 51, 17, 31: 51 red, 17 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #33111F?

The complementary color is #113325, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #33111F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#33111F color

#33111F rgb(51, 17, 31)

Shades of black

The hex color #33111F is a very dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 6.7% green and 12.2% blue (51, 17, 31).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 50% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 67% magenta, 39% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Kiss (#3C1421), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.93:1).

#33111F color codes

HEX	`#33111F`
RGB	`rgb(51, 17, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 6.7%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 50%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 67%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 67%, 39%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.59, 19, -1.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.59, 19.05, 355.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.813, 1.204, 1.433)`
Decimal	`3346719`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #33111F, 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 #33111F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#33111F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	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 #33111F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #33111f; }
.text { color: #33111f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #33111f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 17 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #33111f, #331411); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #33111F?: #33111F is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Chocolate Kiss. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #33111F?: The RGB value is 51, 17, 31: 51 red, 17 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #33111F?: The complementary color is #113325, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #33111F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.