What color is #333A3F?

#333A3F is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Tempest in a Teapot. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #333A3F?

The RGB value is 51, 58, 63: 51 red, 58 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #333A3F?

The complementary color is #3F3833, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #333A3F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#333A3F color

#333A3F rgb(51, 58, 63)

Shades of gray

The hex color #333A3F is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 22.7% green and 24.7% blue (51, 58, 63).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 11% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Tempest in a Teapot (#303A40), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.55:1).

#333A3F color codes

HEX	`#333A3F`
RGB	`rgb(51, 58, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 22.7%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 11%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 19%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 8%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.96, -1.65, -4.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.96, 4.41, 247.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.775, 4.089, 5.292)`
Decimal	`3357247`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #333A3F, 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 #333A3F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#333A3F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	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 #333A3F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #333a3f; }
.text { color: #333a3f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #333a3f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 58 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #333a3f, #33343f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #333A3F?: #333A3F is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Tempest in a Teapot. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #333A3F?: The RGB value is 51, 58, 63: 51 red, 58 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #333A3F?: The complementary color is #3F3833, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #333A3F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.