What color is #332F2B?

#332F2B is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Holy Crow. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #332F2B?

The RGB value is 51, 47, 43: 51 red, 47 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #332F2B?

The complementary color is #2B2F33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #332F2B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#332F2B color

#332F2B rgb(51, 47, 43)

Shades of black

The hex color #332F2B is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 18.4% green and 16.9% blue (51, 47, 43).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 9% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 16% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Holy Crow (#332F2C), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.27:1).

#332F2B color codes

HEX	`#332F2B`
RGB	`rgb(51, 47, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 18.4%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 9%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 16%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 16%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.69, 0.93, 3.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.69, 3.35, 73.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.818, 2.911, 2.699)`
Decimal	`3354411`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #332F2B, 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 #332F2B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#332F2B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	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 #332F2B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #332f2b; }
.text { color: #332f2b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #332f2b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 47 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #332f2b, #33332b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #332F2B?: #332F2B is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Holy Crow. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #332F2B?: The RGB value is 51, 47, 43: 51 red, 47 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #332F2B?: The complementary color is #2B2F33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #332F2B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.