What color is #33302A?

#33302A 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 #33302A?

The RGB value is 51, 48, 42: 51 red, 48 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #33302A?

The complementary color is #2A2D33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #33302A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#33302A color

#33302A rgb(51, 48, 42)

Shades of black

The hex color #33302A is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 18.8% green and 16.5% blue (51, 48, 42).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 10% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 18% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Holy Crow (#332F2C), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.15:1).

#33302A color codes

HEX	`#33302A`
RGB	`rgb(51, 48, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 18.8%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 10%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 18%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 18%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.98, 0.05, 4.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.98, 4.33, 89.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.84, 2.985, 2.617)`
Decimal	`3354666`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #33302A, 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 #33302A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#33302A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.15:1	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 #33302A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #33302a; }
.text { color: #33302a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #33302a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 48 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #33302a, #32332a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #33302A?: #33302A 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 #33302A?: The RGB value is 51, 48, 42: 51 red, 48 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #33302A?: The complementary color is #2A2D33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #33302A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.