What color is #33231E?

#33231E is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color English Walnut. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #33231E?

The RGB value is 51, 35, 30: 51 red, 35 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #33231E?

The complementary color is #1E2E33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #33231E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#33231E color

#33231E rgb(51, 35, 30)

Shades of black

The hex color #33231E is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 13.7% green and 11.8% blue (51, 35, 30).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 26% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 41% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is English Walnut (#3E2B23), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15:1).

#33231E color codes

HEX	`#33231E`
RGB	`rgb(51, 35, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 13.7%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 26%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 41%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 41%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.49, 6.79, 6.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.49, 9.31, 43.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.201, 2, 1.498)`
Decimal	`3351326`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #33231E, 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 #33231E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#33231E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	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 #33231E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #33231e; }
.text { color: #33231e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #33231e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 35 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #33231e, #332d1e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #33231E?: #33231E is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color English Walnut. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #33231E?: The RGB value is 51, 35, 30: 51 red, 35 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #33231E?: The complementary color is #1E2E33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #33231E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.