What color is #333332?

#333332 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Carbon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #333332?

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

What is the complementary color of #333332?

The complementary color is #323233, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #333332?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#333332 color

#333332 rgb(51, 51, 50)

Shades of gray

The hex color #333332 is a dark gray.

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

Its hue angle is 60°, with 1% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Carbon (#333333), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.65:1).

#333332 color codes

HEX	`#333332`
RGB	`rgb(51, 51, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 20%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 1%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 2%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 2%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.21, -0.23, 0.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.21, 0.67, 110.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.125, 3.302, 3.49)`
Decimal	`3355442`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #333332, 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 #333332	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#333332 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	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 #333332 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

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

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #333332?: #333332 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Carbon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #333332?: The RGB value is 51, 51, 50: 51 red, 51 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #333332?: The complementary color is #323233, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #333332?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.