What color is #33311F?

#33311F is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #33311F?

The RGB value is 51, 49, 31: 51 red, 49 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #33311F?

The complementary color is #1F2133, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #33311F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#33311F color

#33311F rgb(51, 49, 31)

Shades of gray

The hex color #33311F is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 19.2% green and 12.2% blue (51, 49, 31).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 24% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 39% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Creole (#393227), a difference of 5.4 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.13:1).

#33311F color codes

HEX	`#33311F`
RGB	`rgb(51, 49, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 19.2%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 24%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 39%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 39%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.04, -2.58, 11.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.04, 12.12, 102.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.711, 2.999, 1.732)`
Decimal	`3354911`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #33311F, 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 #33311F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#33311F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.13:1	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 #33311F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #33311f; }
.text { color: #33311f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #33311f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 49 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #33311f, #2b331f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #33311F?: #33311F is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #33311F?: The RGB value is 51, 49, 31: 51 red, 49 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #33311F?: The complementary color is #1F2133, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #33311F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.