What color is #333136?

#333136 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Moonless Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #333136?

The RGB value is 51, 49, 54: 51 red, 49 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #333136?

The complementary color is #343631, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #333136?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#333136 color

#333136 rgb(51, 49, 54)

Shades of gray

The hex color #333136 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 19.2% green and 21.2% blue (51, 49, 54).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 5% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Moonless Night (#3C393D), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.86:1).

#333136 color codes

HEX	`#333136`
RGB	`rgb(51, 49, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 19.2%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 5%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 9%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 9%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.7, 2.06, -2.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.7, 3.52, 305.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.129, 3.167, 3.936)`
Decimal	`3354934`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #333136, 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 #333136	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#333136 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	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 #333136 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #333136; }
.text { color: #333136; }
.border { border: 2px solid #333136; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 49 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #333136, #363136); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #333136?: #333136 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Moonless Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #333136?: The RGB value is 51, 49, 54: 51 red, 49 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #333136?: The complementary color is #343631, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #333136?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.