What color is #33312B?

#33312B is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Holy Crow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #33312B?

The RGB value is 51, 49, 43: 51 red, 49 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #33312B?

The complementary color is #2B2D33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #33312B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#33312B color

#33312B rgb(51, 49, 43)

Shades of gray

The hex color #33312B is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 19.2% green and 16.9% blue (51, 49, 43).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 9% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 16% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Holy Crow (#332F2C), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13:1).

#33312B color codes

HEX	`#33312B`
RGB	`rgb(51, 49, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 19.2%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 9%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 16%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 16%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.34, -0.41, 4.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.34, 4.17, 95.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.9, 3.075, 2.726)`
Decimal	`3354923`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #33312B, 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 #33312B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#33312B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	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 #33312B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #33312b; }
.text { color: #33312b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #33312b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 49 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #33312b, #31332b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #33312B?: #33312B is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Holy Crow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #33312B?: The RGB value is 51, 49, 43: 51 red, 49 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #33312B?: The complementary color is #2B2D33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #33312B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.