What color is #333232?

#333232 is a dark gray known as Dark Charcoal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #333232?

The RGB value is 51, 50, 50: 51 red, 50 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #333232?

The complementary color is #323333, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #333232?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#333232 color

#333232 rgb(51, 50, 50)

Shades of gray

The hex color #333232 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 19.6% green and 19.6% blue (51, 50, 50).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 1% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 2% yellow and 80% black.

This exact color is also called Dark Charcoal.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.78:1).

#333232 color codes

HEX	`#333232`
RGB	`rgb(51, 50, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 19.6%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 1%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 2%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 2%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.89, 0.44, 0.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.89, 0.47, 19.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.081, 3.215, 3.475)`
Decimal	`3355186`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #333232, 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 #333232	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#333232 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	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 #333232 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #333232; }
.text { color: #333232; }
.border { border: 2px solid #333232; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 50 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #333232, #333332); }

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Questions

What color is #333232?: #333232 is a dark gray known as Dark Charcoal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #333232?: The RGB value is 51, 50, 50: 51 red, 50 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #333232?: The complementary color is #323333, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #333232?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.