What color is #33251E?

#33251E is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Wood Bark. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #33251E?

The RGB value is 51, 37, 30: 51 red, 37 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #33251E?

The complementary color is #1E2C33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #33251E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#33251E color

#33251E rgb(51, 37, 30)

Shades of black

The hex color #33251E is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 14.5% green and 11.8% blue (51, 37, 30).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 26% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 41% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Wood Bark (#302621), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.75:1).

#33251E color codes

HEX	`#33251E`
RGB	`rgb(51, 37, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 14.5%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 26%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 41%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 41%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.11, 5.4, 7.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.11, 9.02, 53.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.261, 2.121, 1.518)`
Decimal	`3351838`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #33251E, 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 #33251E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#33251E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	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 #33251E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #33251e; }
.text { color: #33251e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #33251e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 37 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #33251e, #33301e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #33251E?: #33251E is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Wood Bark. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #33251E?: The RGB value is 51, 37, 30: 51 red, 37 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #33251E?: The complementary color is #1E2C33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #33251E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.