What color is #33361F?

#33361F 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 #33361F?

The RGB value is 51, 54, 31: 51 red, 54 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #33361F?

The complementary color is #221F36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #33361F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#33361F color

#33361F rgb(51, 54, 31)

Shades of yellow

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 21.2% green and 12.2% blue (51, 54, 31).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 27% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 7 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.44:1).

#33361F color codes

HEX	`#33361F`
RGB	`rgb(51, 54, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 21.2%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 27%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 43%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 43%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.73, -5.82, 14.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.73, 15.21, 112.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.932, 3.441, 1.806)`
Decimal	`3356191`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #33361F, 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 #33361F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#33361F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.44:1	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 #33361F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #33361f; }
.text { color: #33361f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #33361f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 54 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #33361f, #27361f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #33361F?: #33361F 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 #33361F?: The RGB value is 51, 54, 31: 51 red, 54 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #33361F?: The complementary color is #221F36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #33361F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.