What color is #333246?

#333246 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Shuriken. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #333246?

The RGB value is 51, 50, 70: 51 red, 50 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #333246?

The complementary color is #454632, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #333246?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#333246 color

#333246 rgb(51, 50, 70)

Shades of blue

The hex color #333246 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 19.6% green and 27.5% blue (51, 50, 70).

Its hue angle is 243°, with 17% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Shuriken (#333344), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.46:1).

#333246 color codes

HEX	`#333246`
RGB	`rgb(51, 50, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 19.6%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(243, 17%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(243, 29%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 29%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.68, 5.68, -12.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.68, 13.5, 294.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.611, 3.427, 6.264)`
Decimal	`3355206`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #333246, 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 #333246	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#333246 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	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 #333246 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #333246; }
.text { color: #333246; }
.border { border: 2px solid #333246; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 50 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #333246, #3d3246); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #333246?: #333246 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Shuriken. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #333246?: The RGB value is 51, 50, 70: 51 red, 50 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #333246?: The complementary color is #454632, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #333246?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.