What color is #332839?

#332839 is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #332839?

The RGB value is 51, 40, 57: 51 red, 40 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #332839?

The complementary color is #2E3928, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #332839?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#332839 color

#332839 rgb(51, 40, 57)

Shades of gray

The hex color #332839 is a very dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 15.7% green and 22.4% blue (51, 40, 57).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 18% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Royal Decree (#403547), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.97:1).

#332839 color codes

HEX	`#332839`
RGB	`rgb(51, 40, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 15.7%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 18%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 30%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 30%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.99, 9.03, -8.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.99, 12.75, 315.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.862, 2.517, 4.205)`
Decimal	`3352633`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #332839, 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 #332839	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#332839 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.97:1	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 #332839 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #332839; }
.text { color: #332839; }
.border { border: 2px solid #332839; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 40 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #332839, #392837); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #332839?: #332839 is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #332839?: The RGB value is 51, 40, 57: 51 red, 40 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #332839?: The complementary color is #2E3928, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #332839?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.