What color is #332321?

#332321 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Havana. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #332321?

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

What is the complementary color of #332321?

The complementary color is #213133, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #332321?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#332321 color

#332321 rgb(51, 35, 33)

Shades of black

The hex color #332321 is a very dark, grayish red.

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

Its hue angle is 7°, with 21% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 35% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Havana (#3B2B2C), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.97:1).

#332321 color codes

HEX	`#332321`
RGB	`rgb(51, 35, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 13.7%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 21%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 35%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 35%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.57, 7.29, 4.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.57, 8.49, 30.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.241, 2.016, 1.71)`
Decimal	`3351329`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #332321, 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 #332321	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#332321 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.97:1	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 #332321 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #332321; }
.text { color: #332321; }
.border { border: 2px solid #332321; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 35 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #332321, #332c21); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #332321?: #332321 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Havana. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #332321?: The RGB value is 51, 35, 33: 51 red, 35 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #332321?: The complementary color is #213133, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #332321?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.