What color is #33364E?

#33364E is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Masquerade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #33364E?

The RGB value is 51, 54, 78: 51 red, 54 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #33364E?

The complementary color is #4E4B33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #33364E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#33364E color

#33364E rgb(51, 54, 78)

Shades of blue

The hex color #33364E is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 21.2% green and 30.6% blue (51, 54, 78).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 21% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Masquerade (#2C2E47), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.81:1).

#33364E color codes

HEX	`#33364E`
RGB	`rgb(51, 54, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 21.2%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 21%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 35%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 31%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.31, 5.33, -15.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.31, 16, 289.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.059, 3.892, 7.744)`
Decimal	`3356238`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #33364E, 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 #33364E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#33364E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	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 #33364E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #33364e; }
.text { color: #33364e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #33364e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 54 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #33364e, #3e334e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #33364E?: #33364E is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Masquerade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #33364E?: The RGB value is 51, 54, 78: 51 red, 54 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #33364E?: The complementary color is #4E4B33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #33364E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.