What color is #33353C?

#33353C is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color After Midnight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #33353C?

The RGB value is 51, 53, 60: 51 red, 53 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #33353C?

The complementary color is #3C3A33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #33353C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#33353C color

#33353C rgb(51, 53, 60)

Shades of gray

The hex color #33353C is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 20.8% green and 23.5% blue (51, 53, 60).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 8% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is After Midnight (#38393F), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.24:1).

#33353C color codes

HEX	`#33353C`
RGB	`rgb(51, 53, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 20.8%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 8%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 15%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 12%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.22, 0.88, -4.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.22, 4.75, 280.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.454, 3.576, 4.782)`
Decimal	`3355964`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #33353C, 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 #33353C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#33353C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	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 #33353C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #33353c; }
.text { color: #33353c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #33353c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 53 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #33353c, #35333c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #33353C?: #33353C is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color After Midnight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #33353C?: The RGB value is 51, 53, 60: 51 red, 53 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #33353C?: The complementary color is #3C3A33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #33353C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.