What color is #332B3C?

#332B3C is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #332B3C?

The RGB value is 51, 43, 60: 51 red, 43 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #332B3C?

The complementary color is #343C2B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #332B3C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#332B3C color

#332B3C rgb(51, 43, 60)

Shades of gray

The hex color #332B3C is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 16.9% green and 23.5% blue (51, 43, 60).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 17% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Royal Decree (#403547), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.53:1).

#332B3C color codes

HEX	`#332B3C`
RGB	`rgb(51, 43, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 16.9%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 17%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 28%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 28%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.05, 7.73, -9.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.05, 12.22, 309.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.045, 2.758, 4.646)`
Decimal	`3353404`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #332B3C, 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 #332B3C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#332B3C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	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 #332B3C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #332b3c; }
.text { color: #332b3c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #332b3c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 43 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #332b3c, #3c2b3c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #332B3C?: #332B3C is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #332B3C?: The RGB value is 51, 43, 60: 51 red, 43 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #332B3C?: The complementary color is #343C2B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #332B3C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.