What color is #33161F?

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

What is the RGB value of #33161F?

The RGB value is 51, 22, 31: 51 red, 22 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #33161F?

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

Is black or white text better on #33161F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#33161F color

#33161F rgb(51, 22, 31)

Shades of black

The hex color #33161F is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 8.6% green and 12.2% blue (51, 22, 31).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 40% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 57% magenta, 39% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Bruised Plum (#3B1921), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.47:1).

#33161F color codes

HEX	`#33161F`
RGB	`rgb(51, 22, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 8.6%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 40%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 57%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 57%, 39%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.8, 15.85, 0.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.8, 15.86, 1.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.9, 1.377, 1.462)`
Decimal	`3347999`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #33161F, 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 #33161F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#33161F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.47:1	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 #33161F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #33161f; }
.text { color: #33161f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #33161f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 22 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #33161f, #331b16); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #33161F?: #33161F is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Bruised Plum. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #33161F?: The RGB value is 51, 22, 31: 51 red, 22 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #33161F?: The complementary color is #16332A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #33161F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.