What color is #332E39?

#332E39 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Haiti. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #332E39?

The RGB value is 51, 46, 57: 51 red, 46 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #332E39?

The complementary color is #34392E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #332E39?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#332E39 color

#332E39 rgb(51, 46, 57)

Shades of black

The hex color #332E39 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 18% green and 22.4% blue (51, 46, 57).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 11% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Haiti (#2C2A35), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.2:1).

#332E39 color codes

HEX	`#332E39`
RGB	`rgb(51, 46, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 18%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 11%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 19%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 19%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.86, 4.87, -6.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.86, 7.86, 308.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.081, 2.953, 4.278)`
Decimal	`3354169`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #332E39, 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 #332E39	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#332E39 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	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 #332E39 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #332e39; }
.text { color: #332e39; }
.border { border: 2px solid #332e39; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 46 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #332e39, #392e39); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #332E39?: #332E39 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Haiti. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #332E39?: The RGB value is 51, 46, 57: 51 red, 46 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #332E39?: The complementary color is #34392E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #332E39?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.