What color is #33344B?

#33344B is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Masquerade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #33344B?

The RGB value is 51, 52, 75: 51 red, 52 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #33344B?

The complementary color is #4B4A33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #33344B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#33344B color

#33344B rgb(51, 52, 75)

Shades of blue

The hex color #33344B is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 20.4% green and 29.4% blue (51, 52, 75).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 19% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Masquerade (#2C2E47), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.11:1).

#33344B color codes

HEX	`#33344B`
RGB	`rgb(51, 52, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 20.4%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 19%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 32%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 31%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.54, 5.78, -14.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.54, 15.4, 292.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.863, 3.668, 7.16)`
Decimal	`3355723`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #33344B, 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 #33344B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#33344B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	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 #33344B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #33344b; }
.text { color: #33344b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #33344b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 52 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #33344b, #3e334b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #33344B?: #33344B is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Masquerade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #33344B?: The RGB value is 51, 52, 75: 51 red, 52 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #33344B?: The complementary color is #4B4A33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #33344B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.