What color is #33384D?

#33384D is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Shuriken. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #33384D?

The RGB value is 51, 56, 77: 51 red, 56 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #33384D?

The complementary color is #4D4833, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #33384D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#33384D color

#33384D rgb(51, 56, 77)

Shades of blue

The hex color #33384D is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 22% green and 30.2% blue (51, 56, 77).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 20% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Shuriken (#333344), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.58:1).

#33384D color codes

HEX	`#33384D`
RGB	`rgb(51, 56, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 22%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 20%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 34%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 27%, 0%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.89, 3.66, -13.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.89, 14.01, 285.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.119, 4.068, 7.588)`
Decimal	`3356749`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #33384D, 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 #33384D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#33384D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	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 #33384D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #33384d; }
.text { color: #33384d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #33384d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 56 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #33384d, #3b334d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #33384D?: #33384D is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Shuriken. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #33384D?: The RGB value is 51, 56, 77: 51 red, 56 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #33384D?: The complementary color is #4D4833, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #33384D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.