What color is #33361D?

#33361D is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #33361D?

The RGB value is 51, 54, 29: 51 red, 54 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #33361D?

The complementary color is #201D36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #33361D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#33361D color

#33361D rgb(51, 54, 29)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #33361D is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 21.2% green and 11.4% blue (51, 54, 29).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 30% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 6.6 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.45:1).

#33361D color codes

HEX	`#33361D`
RGB	`rgb(51, 54, 29)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 21.2%, 11.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 30%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 46%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 46%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.69, -6.12, 15.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.69, 16.46, 111.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.906, 3.431, 1.671)`
Decimal	`3356189`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #33361D, 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 #33361D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#33361D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.45:1	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 #33361D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #33361d; }
.text { color: #33361d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #33361d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 54 29 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #33361d, #27361d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #33361D?: #33361D is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #33361D?: The RGB value is 51, 54, 29: 51 red, 54 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #33361D?: The complementary color is #201D36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #33361D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.