What color is #332E23?

#332E23 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #332E23?

The RGB value is 51, 46, 35: 51 red, 46 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #332E23?

The complementary color is #232833, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #332E23?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#332E23 color

#332E23 rgb(51, 46, 35)

Shades of black

The hex color #332E23 is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 18% green and 13.7% blue (51, 46, 35).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 19% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 31% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Creole (#393227), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.5:1).

#332E23 color codes

HEX	`#332E23`
RGB	`rgb(51, 46, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 18%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 19%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 31%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 31%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.14, 0.08, 7.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.14, 7.93, 89.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.646, 2.779, 1.987)`
Decimal	`3354147`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #332E23, 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 #332E23	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#332E23 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	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 #332E23 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #332e23; }
.text { color: #332e23; }
.border { border: 2px solid #332e23; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 46 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #332e23, #303323); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #332E23?: #332E23 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #332E23?: The RGB value is 51, 46, 35: 51 red, 46 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #332E23?: The complementary color is #232833, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #332E23?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.