What color is #333B3A?

#333B3A is a dark gray, closest to the named color Onyx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #333B3A?

The RGB value is 51, 59, 58: 51 red, 59 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #333B3A?

The complementary color is #3B3334, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #333B3A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#333B3A color

#333B3A rgb(51, 59, 58)

Shades of gray

The hex color #333B3A is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 23.1% green and 22.7% blue (51, 59, 58).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 7% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Onyx (#353935), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.49:1).

#333B3A color codes

HEX	`#333B3A`
RGB	`rgb(51, 59, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 23.1%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 7%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 14%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 2%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.12, -3.58, -0.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.12, 3.62, 188.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.693, 4.137, 4.606)`
Decimal	`3357498`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #333B3A, 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 #333B3A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#333B3A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	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 #333B3A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #333b3a; }
.text { color: #333b3a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #333b3a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 59 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #333b3a, #33383b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #333B3A?: #333B3A is a dark gray, closest to the named color Onyx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #333B3A?: The RGB value is 51, 59, 58: 51 red, 59 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #333B3A?: The complementary color is #3B3334, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #333B3A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.