What color is #333011?

#333011 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #333011?

The RGB value is 51, 48, 17: 51 red, 48 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #333011?

The complementary color is #111433, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #333011?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#333011 color

#333011 rgb(51, 48, 17)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #333011 is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 18.8% green and 6.7% blue (51, 48, 17).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 50% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 67% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Wasabi Nori (#333300), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.36:1).

#333011 color codes

HEX	`#333011`
RGB	`rgb(51, 48, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 18.8%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 50%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 67%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 67%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.47, -3.71, 19.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.47, 20.33, 100.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.523, 2.858, 0.949)`
Decimal	`3354641`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #333011, 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 #333011	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#333011 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	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 #333011 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #333011; }
.text { color: #333011; }
.border { border: 2px solid #333011; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 48 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #333011, #253311); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #333011?: #333011 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #333011?: The RGB value is 51, 48, 17: 51 red, 48 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #333011?: The complementary color is #111433, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #333011?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.