What color is #33161B?

#33161B is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Bruised Plum. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #33161B?

The RGB value is 51, 22, 27: 51 red, 22 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #33161B?

The complementary color is #16332E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #33161B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#33161B color

#33161B rgb(51, 22, 27)

Shades of black

The hex color #33161B is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 8.6% green and 10.6% blue (51, 22, 27).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 40% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 57% magenta, 47% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Bruised Plum (#3B1921), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.52:1).

#33161B color codes

HEX	`#33161B`
RGB	`rgb(51, 22, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 8.6%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 40%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 57%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 57%, 47%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.67, 15.24, 3.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.67, 15.57, 11.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.85, 1.357, 1.201)`
Decimal	`3347995`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #33161B, 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 #33161B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#33161B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	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 #33161B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #33161b; }
.text { color: #33161b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #33161b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 22 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #33161b, #331f16); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #33161B?: #33161B is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Bruised Plum. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #33161B?: The RGB value is 51, 22, 27: 51 red, 22 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #33161B?: The complementary color is #16332E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #33161B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.