What color is #332C34?

#332C34 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #332C34?

The RGB value is 51, 44, 52: 51 red, 44 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #332C34?

The complementary color is #2D342C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #332C34?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#332C34 color

#332C34 rgb(51, 44, 52)

Shades of black

The hex color #332C34 is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 17.3% green and 20.4% blue (51, 44, 52).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 8% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Melanzane (#342931), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.54:1).

#332C34 color codes

HEX	`#332C34`
RGB	`rgb(51, 44, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 17.3%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 8%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 15%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 15%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.03, 5, -3.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.03, 6.38, 321.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.886, 2.753, 3.628)`
Decimal	`3353652`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #332C34, 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 #332C34	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#332C34 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.54:1	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 #332C34 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #332c34; }
.text { color: #332c34; }
.border { border: 2px solid #332c34; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 44 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #332c34, #342c31); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #332C34?: #332C34 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #332C34?: The RGB value is 51, 44, 52: 51 red, 44 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #332C34?: The complementary color is #2D342C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #332C34?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.