What color is #333A4E?

#333A4E is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark & Stormy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #333A4E?

The RGB value is 51, 58, 78: 51 red, 58 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #333A4E?

The complementary color is #4E4733, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #333A4E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#333A4E color

#333A4E rgb(51, 58, 78)

Shades of blue

The hex color #333A4E is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 22.7% green and 30.6% blue (51, 58, 78).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 21% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Dark & Stormy (#353F51), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.31:1).

#333A4E color codes

HEX	`#333A4E`
RGB	`rgb(51, 58, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 22.7%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 21%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 35%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 26%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.58, 2.61, -13.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.58, 13.39, 281.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.253, 4.28, 7.808)`
Decimal	`3357262`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #333A4E, 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 #333A4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#333A4E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	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 #333A4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #333a4e; }
.text { color: #333a4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #333a4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 58 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #333a4e, #3a334e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #333A4E?: #333A4E is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark & Stormy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #333A4E?: The RGB value is 51, 58, 78: 51 red, 58 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #333A4E?: The complementary color is #4E4733, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #333A4E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.