What color is #332C0F?

#332C0F is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #332C0F?

The RGB value is 51, 44, 15: 51 red, 44 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #332C0F?

The complementary color is #0F1633, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #332C0F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#332C0F color

#332C0F rgb(51, 44, 15)

Shades of brown

The hex color #332C0F is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 17.3% green and 5.9% blue (51, 44, 15).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 55% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 71% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Secret Passage (#372A05), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.93:1).

#332C0F color codes

HEX	`#332C0F`
RGB	`rgb(51, 44, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 17.3%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 55%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 71%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 71%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.1, -1.26, 19.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.1, 19.54, 93.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.352, 2.54, 0.818)`
Decimal	`3353615`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #332C0F, 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 #332C0F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#332C0F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.93:1	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 #332C0F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #332c0f; }
.text { color: #332c0f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #332c0f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 44 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #332c0f, #28330f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #332C0F?: #332C0F is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #332C0F?: The RGB value is 51, 44, 15: 51 red, 44 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #332C0F?: The complementary color is #0F1633, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #332C0F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.