What color is #33142E?

#33142E is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Nightly Voyager. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #33142E?

The RGB value is 51, 20, 46: 51 red, 20 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #33142E?

The complementary color is #143319, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #33142E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#33142E color

#33142E rgb(51, 20, 46)

Shades of black

The hex color #33142E is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 7.8% green and 18% blue (51, 20, 46).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 44% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 61% magenta, 10% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Voyager (#391531), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.4:1).

#33142E color codes

HEX	`#33142E`
RGB	`rgb(51, 20, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 7.8%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 44%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 61%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 61%, 10%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.97, 19.94, -10.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.97, 22.5, 332.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.109, 1.402, 2.744)`
Decimal	`3347502`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #33142E, 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 #33142E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#33142E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	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 #33142E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #33142e; }
.text { color: #33142e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #33142e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 20 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #33142e, #33141e); }

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Questions

What color is #33142E?: #33142E is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Nightly Voyager. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #33142E?: The RGB value is 51, 20, 46: 51 red, 20 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #33142E?: The complementary color is #143319, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #33142E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.