What color is #33282E?

#33282E 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 #33282E?

The RGB value is 51, 40, 46: 51 red, 40 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #33282E?

The complementary color is #28332D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #33282E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#33282E color

#33282E rgb(51, 40, 46)

Shades of black

The hex color #33282E is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 15.7% green and 18% blue (51, 40, 46).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 12% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 10% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Melanzane (#342931), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.15:1).

#33282E color codes

HEX	`#33282E`
RGB	`rgb(51, 40, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 15.7%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 12%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 22%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 10%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.55, 6.39, -1.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.55, 6.69, 342.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.617, 2.419, 2.913)`
Decimal	`3352622`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #33282E, 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 #33282E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#33282E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	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 #33282E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #33282e; }
.text { color: #33282e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #33282e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 40 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #33282e, #332829); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #33282E?: #33282E 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 #33282E?: The RGB value is 51, 40, 46: 51 red, 40 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #33282E?: The complementary color is #28332D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #33282E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.