What color is #332838?

#332838 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #332838?

The RGB value is 51, 40, 56: 51 red, 40 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #332838?

The complementary color is #2D3828, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #332838?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#332838 color

#332838 rgb(51, 40, 56)

Shades of gray

The hex color #332838 is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 15.7% green and 22% blue (51, 40, 56).

Its hue angle is 281°, with 17% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Melanzane (#342931), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.99:1).

#332838 color codes

HEX	`#332838`
RGB	`rgb(51, 40, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 15.7%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(281, 17%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(281, 29%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 29%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.95, 8.78, -8.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.95, 12.12, 316.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.838, 2.507, 4.075)`
Decimal	`3352632`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #332838, 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 #332838	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#332838 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	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 #332838 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #332838; }
.text { color: #332838; }
.border { border: 2px solid #332838; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 40 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #332838, #382835); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #332838?: #332838 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #332838?: The RGB value is 51, 40, 56: 51 red, 40 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #332838?: The complementary color is #2D3828, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #332838?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.