What color is #332C29?

#332C29 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 #332C29?

The RGB value is 51, 44, 41: 51 red, 44 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #332C29?

The complementary color is #293033, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #332C29?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#332C29 color

#332C29 rgb(51, 44, 41)

Shades of black

The hex color #332C29 is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 17.3% green and 16.1% blue (51, 44, 41).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 11% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 20% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Noir (#312B27), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.7:1).

#332C29 color codes

HEX	`#332C29`
RGB	`rgb(51, 44, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 17.3%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 11%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 20%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 20%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.65, 2.57, 3.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.65, 4.04, 50.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.666, 2.665, 2.471)`
Decimal	`3353641`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #332C29, 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 #332C29	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#332C29 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	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 #332C29 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #332c29; }
.text { color: #332c29; }
.border { border: 2px solid #332c29; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 44 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #332c29, #333129); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #332C29?: #332C29 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 #332C29?: The RGB value is 51, 44, 41: 51 red, 44 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #332C29?: The complementary color is #293033, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #332C29?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.