What color is #332B25?

#332B25 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 #332B25?

The RGB value is 51, 43, 37: 51 red, 43 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #332B25?

The complementary color is #252D33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #332B25?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#332B25 color

#332B25 rgb(51, 43, 37)

Shades of black

The hex color #332B25 is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 16.9% green and 14.5% blue (51, 43, 37).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 16% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 27% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Noir (#312B27), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.88:1).

#332B25 color codes

HEX	`#332B25`
RGB	`rgb(51, 43, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 16.9%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 16%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 27%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 27%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.21, 2.48, 5.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.21, 5.82, 64.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.563, 2.565, 2.11)`
Decimal	`3353381`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #332B25, 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 #332B25	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#332B25 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.88:1	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 #332B25 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #332b25; }
.text { color: #332b25; }
.border { border: 2px solid #332b25; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 43 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #332b25, #333225); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #332B25?: #332B25 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 #332B25?: The RGB value is 51, 43, 37: 51 red, 43 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #332B25?: The complementary color is #252D33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #332B25?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.