What color is #33121F?

#33121F is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Chocolate Kiss. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #33121F?

The RGB value is 51, 18, 31: 51 red, 18 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #33121F?

The complementary color is #123326, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #33121F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#33121F color

#33121F rgb(51, 18, 31)

Shades of black

The hex color #33121F is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 7.1% green and 12.2% blue (51, 18, 31).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 48% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 65% 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 16.84:1).

#33121F color codes

HEX	`#33121F`
RGB	`rgb(51, 18, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 7.1%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 48%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 65%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 65%, 39%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.82, 18.4, -1.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.82, 18.42, 356.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.829, 1.236, 1.438)`
Decimal	`3346975`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #33121F, 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 #33121F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#33121F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	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 #33121F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #33121f; }
.text { color: #33121f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #33121f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 18 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #33121f, #331612); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #33121F?: #33121F is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Chocolate Kiss. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #33121F?: The RGB value is 51, 18, 31: 51 red, 18 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #33121F?: The complementary color is #123326, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #33121F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.