What color is #33212B?

#33212B is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #33212B?

The RGB value is 51, 33, 43: 51 red, 33 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #33212B?

The complementary color is #213329, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #33212B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#33212B color

#33212B rgb(51, 33, 43)

Shades of black

The hex color #33212B is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 12.9% green and 16.9% blue (51, 33, 43).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 21% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 16% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Black Cherry (#2C1620), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.07:1).

#33212B color codes

HEX	`#33212B`
RGB	`rgb(51, 33, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 12.9%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 21%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 35%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 16%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.31, 10.61, -3.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.31, 11.08, 343.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.345, 1.966, 2.541)`
Decimal	`3350827`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #33212B, 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 #33212B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#33212B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	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 #33212B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #33212b; }
.text { color: #33212b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #33212b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 33 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #33212b, #332122); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #33212B?: #33212B is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #33212B?: The RGB value is 51, 33, 43: 51 red, 33 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #33212B?: The complementary color is #213329, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #33212B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.