What color is #333A49?

#333A49 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Total Eclipse. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #333A49?

The RGB value is 51, 58, 73: 51 red, 58 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #333A49?

The complementary color is #494233, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #333A49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#333A49 color

#333A49 rgb(51, 58, 73)

Shades of gray

The hex color #333A49 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 22.7% green and 28.6% blue (51, 58, 73).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 18% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Total Eclipse (#303543), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.4:1).

#333A49 color codes

HEX	`#333A49`
RGB	`rgb(51, 58, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 22.7%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 18%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 30%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 21%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.36, 1.13, -10.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.36, 10.22, 276.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.081, 4.211, 6.9)`
Decimal	`3357257`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #333A49, 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 #333A49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#333A49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	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 #333A49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #333a49; }
.text { color: #333a49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #333a49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 58 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #333a49, #373349); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #333A49?: #333A49 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Total Eclipse. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #333A49?: The RGB value is 51, 58, 73: 51 red, 58 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #333A49?: The complementary color is #494233, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #333A49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.