What color is #33353A?

#33353A is a dark gray, closest to the named color Vulcan. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #33353A?

The RGB value is 51, 53, 58: 51 red, 53 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #33353A?

The complementary color is #3A3833, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #33353A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#33353A color

#33353A rgb(51, 53, 58)

Shades of gray

The hex color #33353A is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 20.8% green and 22.7% blue (51, 53, 58).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 6% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Vulcan (#36383C), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.27:1).

#33353A color codes

HEX	`#33353A`
RGB	`rgb(51, 53, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 20.8%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 6%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 12%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 9%, 0%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.14, 0.36, -3.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.14, 3.45, 276.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.402, 3.555, 4.509)`
Decimal	`3355962`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #33353A, 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 #33353A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#33353A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	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 #33353A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #33353a; }
.text { color: #33353a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #33353a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 53 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #33353a, #35333a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #33353A?: #33353A is a dark gray, closest to the named color Vulcan. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #33353A?: The RGB value is 51, 53, 58: 51 red, 53 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #33353A?: The complementary color is #3A3833, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #33353A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.