What color is #332B24?

#332B24 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Noir. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #332B24?

The RGB value is 51, 43, 36: 51 red, 43 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #332B24?

The complementary color is #242C33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #332B24?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#332B24 color

#332B24 rgb(51, 43, 36)

Shades of black

The hex color #332B24 is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 16.9% green and 14.1% blue (51, 43, 36).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 17% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 29% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Noir (#312B27), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.89:1).

#332B24 color codes

HEX	`#332B24`
RGB	`rgb(51, 43, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 16.9%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 17%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 29%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 29%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.18, 2.29, 5.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.18, 6.35, 68.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.548, 2.559, 2.028)`
Decimal	`3353380`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #332B24, 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 #332B24	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#332B24 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	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 #332B24 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #332b24; }
.text { color: #332b24; }
.border { border: 2px solid #332b24; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 43 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #332b24, #333324); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #332B24?: #332B24 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Noir. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #332B24?: The RGB value is 51, 43, 36: 51 red, 43 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #332B24?: The complementary color is #242C33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #332B24?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.