What color is #332E16?

#332E16 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #332E16?

The RGB value is 51, 46, 22: 51 red, 46 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #332E16?

The complementary color is #161B33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #332E16?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#332E16 color

#332E16 rgb(51, 46, 22)

Shades of brown

The hex color #332E16 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 18% green and 8.6% blue (51, 46, 22).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 40% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 57% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Secret Passage (#372A05), a difference of 5.5 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.61:1).

#332E16 color codes

HEX	`#332E16`
RGB	`rgb(51, 46, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 18%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 40%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 57%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 57%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.87, -1.85, 16.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.87, 16.31, 96.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.487, 2.716, 1.152)`
Decimal	`3354134`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #332E16, 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 #332E16	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#332E16 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	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 #332E16 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #332e16; }
.text { color: #332e16; }
.border { border: 2px solid #332e16; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 46 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #332e16, #2a3316); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #332E16?: #332E16 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #332E16?: The RGB value is 51, 46, 22: 51 red, 46 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #332E16?: The complementary color is #161B33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #332E16?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.