What color is #33191B?

#33191B is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Bruised Plum. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #33191B?

The RGB value is 51, 25, 27: 51 red, 25 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #33191B?

The complementary color is #193331, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #33191B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#33191B color

#33191B rgb(51, 25, 27)

Shades of red

The hex color #33191B is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 9.8% green and 10.6% blue (51, 25, 27).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 34% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 47% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Bruised Plum (#3B1921), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.21:1).

#33191B color codes

HEX	`#33191B`
RGB	`rgb(51, 25, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 9.8%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 34%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 51%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 47%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.47, 13.24, 4.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.47, 13.93, 18.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.911, 1.478, 1.221)`
Decimal	`3348763`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #33191B, 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 #33191B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#33191B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	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 #33191B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #33191b; }
.text { color: #33191b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #33191b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 25 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #33191b, #332419); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #33191B?: #33191B is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Bruised Plum. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #33191B?: The RGB value is 51, 25, 27: 51 red, 25 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #33191B?: The complementary color is #193331, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #33191B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.