What color is #332F36?

#332F36 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Haiti. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #332F36?

The RGB value is 51, 47, 54: 51 red, 47 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #332F36?

The complementary color is #32362F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #332F36?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#332F36 color

#332F36 rgb(51, 47, 54)

Shades of gray

The hex color #332F36 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 18.4% green and 21.2% blue (51, 47, 54).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 7% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Haiti (#2C2A35), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.12:1).

#332F36 color codes

HEX	`#332F36`
RGB	`rgb(51, 47, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 18.4%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 7%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 13%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 13%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.06, 3.43, -3.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.06, 5.12, 311.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.047, 3.003, 3.908)`
Decimal	`3354422`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #332F36, 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 #332F36	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#332F36 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	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 #332F36 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #332f36; }
.text { color: #332f36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #332f36; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 47 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #332f36, #362f35); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #332F36?: #332F36 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Haiti. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #332F36?: The RGB value is 51, 47, 54: 51 red, 47 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #332F36?: The complementary color is #32362F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #332F36?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.