What color is #333237?

#333237 is a dark gray, closest to the named color After Midnight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #333237?

The RGB value is 51, 50, 55: 51 red, 50 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #333237?

The complementary color is #363732, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #333237?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#333237 color

#333237 rgb(51, 50, 55)

Shades of gray

The hex color #333237 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 19.6% green and 21.6% blue (51, 50, 55).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 5% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is After Midnight (#38393F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.71:1).

#333237 color codes

HEX	`#333237`
RGB	`rgb(51, 50, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 19.6%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 5%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 9%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 9%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.06, 1.63, -3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.06, 3.42, 298.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.195, 3.261, 4.075)`
Decimal	`3355191`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #333237, 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 #333237	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#333237 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	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 #333237 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #333237; }
.text { color: #333237; }
.border { border: 2px solid #333237; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 50 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #333237, #353237); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #333237?: #333237 is a dark gray, closest to the named color After Midnight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #333237?: The RGB value is 51, 50, 55: 51 red, 50 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #333237?: The complementary color is #363732, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #333237?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.