What color is #33220C?

#33220C is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Medium Roast. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #33220C?

The RGB value is 51, 34, 12: 51 red, 34 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #33220C?

The complementary color is #0C1D33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #33220C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#33220C color

#33220C rgb(51, 34, 12)

Shades of brown

The hex color #33220C is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 13.3% green and 4.7% blue (51, 34, 12).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 62% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 76% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Medium Roast (#3C2005), a difference of 5.2 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.27:1).

#33220C color codes

HEX	`#33220C`
RGB	`rgb(51, 34, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 13.3%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 62%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 76%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 76%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.81, 5.3, 16.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.81, 17.71, 72.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.004, 1.875, 0.604)`
Decimal	`3351052`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #33220C, 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 #33220C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#33220C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	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 #33220C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #33220c; }
.text { color: #33220c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #33220c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 34 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #33220c, #30330c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #33220C?: #33220C is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Medium Roast. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #33220C?: The RGB value is 51, 34, 12: 51 red, 34 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #33220C?: The complementary color is #0C1D33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #33220C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.