What color is #33352F?

#33352F is a dark gray, closest to the named color Oil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #33352F?

The RGB value is 51, 53, 47: 51 red, 53 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #33352F?

The complementary color is #312F35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #33352F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#33352F color

#33352F rgb(51, 53, 47)

Shades of gray

The hex color #33352F is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 20.8% green and 18.4% blue (51, 53, 47).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 6% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Oil (#313330), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.42:1).

#33352F color codes

HEX	`#33352F`
RGB	`rgb(51, 53, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 20.8%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 6%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 11%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 11%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.78, -2.22, 3.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.78, 4.14, 122.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.151, 3.455, 3.19)`
Decimal	`3355951`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #33352F, 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 #33352F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#33352F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.42:1	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 #33352F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #33352f; }
.text { color: #33352f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #33352f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 53 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #33352f, #30352f); }

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Questions

What color is #33352F?: #33352F is a dark gray, closest to the named color Oil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #33352F?: The RGB value is 51, 53, 47: 51 red, 53 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #33352F?: The complementary color is #312F35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #33352F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.