What color is #33261E?

#33261E 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 #33261E?

The RGB value is 51, 38, 30: 51 red, 38 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #33261E?

The complementary color is #1E2B33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #33261E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#33261E color

#33261E rgb(51, 38, 30)

Shades of black

The hex color #33261E is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 14.9% green and 11.8% blue (51, 38, 30).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 26% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 41% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Wood Bark (#302621), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.62:1).

#33261E color codes

HEX	`#33261E`
RGB	`rgb(51, 38, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 14.9%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 26%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 41%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 41%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.42, 4.71, 7.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.42, 8.99, 58.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.293, 2.184, 1.529)`
Decimal	`3352094`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #33261E, 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 #33261E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#33261E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	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 #33261E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #33261e; }
.text { color: #33261e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #33261e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 38 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #33261e, #33301e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #33261E?: #33261E 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 #33261E?: The RGB value is 51, 38, 30: 51 red, 38 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #33261E?: The complementary color is #1E2B33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #33261E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.