What color is #33363C?

#33363C is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Artist’s Charcoal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #33363C?

The RGB value is 51, 54, 60: 51 red, 54 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #33363C?

The complementary color is #3C3933, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #33363C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#33363C color

#33363C rgb(51, 54, 60)

Shades of gray

The hex color #33363C is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 21.2% green and 23.5% blue (51, 54, 60).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 8% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Artist’s Charcoal (#37393E), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.11:1).

#33363C color codes

HEX	`#33363C`
RGB	`rgb(51, 54, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 21.2%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 8%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 15%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 10%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.54, 0.21, -4.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.54, 4.19, 272.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.5, 3.668, 4.798)`
Decimal	`3356220`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #33363C, 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 #33363C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#33363C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	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 #33363C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #33363c; }
.text { color: #33363c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #33363c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 54 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #33363c, #35333c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #33363C?: #33363C is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Artist’s Charcoal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #33363C?: The RGB value is 51, 54, 60: 51 red, 54 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #33363C?: The complementary color is #3C3933, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #33363C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.