What color is #33242D?

#33242D is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #33242D?

The RGB value is 51, 36, 45: 51 red, 36 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #33242D?

The complementary color is #24332A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #33242D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#33242D color

#33242D rgb(51, 36, 45)

Shades of black

The hex color #33242D is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 14.1% green and 17.6% blue (51, 36, 45).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 17% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 12% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Melanzane (#342931), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.68:1).

#33242D color codes

HEX	`#33242D`
RGB	`rgb(51, 36, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 14.1%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 17%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 29%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 12%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.28, 8.95, -3.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.28, 9.49, 340.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.47, 2.155, 2.768)`
Decimal	`3351597`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #33242D, 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 #33242D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#33242D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	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 #33242D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #33242d; }
.text { color: #33242d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #33242d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 36 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #33242d, #332425); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #33242D?: #33242D is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #33242D?: The RGB value is 51, 36, 45: 51 red, 36 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #33242D?: The complementary color is #24332A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #33242D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.