What color is #332123?

#332123 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Aubergine. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #332123?

The RGB value is 51, 33, 35: 51 red, 33 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #332123?

The complementary color is #213331, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #332123?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#332123 color

#332123 rgb(51, 33, 35)

Shades of black

The hex color #332123 is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 12.9% green and 13.7% blue (51, 33, 35).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 21% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 31% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Aubergine (#372528), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.19:1).

#332123 color codes

HEX	`#332123`
RGB	`rgb(51, 33, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 12.9%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 21%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 35%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 31%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.02, 9.04, 2.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.02, 9.29, 13.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.213, 1.913, 1.842)`
Decimal	`3350819`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #332123, 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 #332123	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#332123 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	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 #332123 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #332123; }
.text { color: #332123; }
.border { border: 2px solid #332123; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 33 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #332123, #332821); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #332123?: #332123 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Aubergine. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #332123?: The RGB value is 51, 33, 35: 51 red, 33 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #332123?: The complementary color is #213331, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #332123?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.