What color is #332A27?

#332A27 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Wood Bark. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #332A27?

The RGB value is 51, 42, 39: 51 red, 42 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #332A27?

The complementary color is #273033, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #332A27?

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.

#332A27 color

#332A27 rgb(51, 42, 39)

Shades of black

The hex color #332A27 is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 16.5% green and 15.3% blue (51, 42, 39).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 13% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 24% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Wood Bark (#302621), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#332A27 color codes

HEX	`#332A27`
RGB	`rgb(51, 42, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 16.5%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 13%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 24%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 24%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.95, 3.54, 3.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.95, 4.98, 44.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.559, 2.506, 2.268)`
Decimal	`3353127`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #332A27, 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 #332A27	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#332A27 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 #332A27 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #332a27; }
.text { color: #332a27; }
.border { border: 2px solid #332a27; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 42 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #332a27, #333027); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #332A27?: #332A27 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Wood Bark. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #332A27?: The RGB value is 51, 42, 39: 51 red, 42 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #332A27?: The complementary color is #273033, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #332A27?: 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.