What color is #333B3D?

#333B3D is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Tempest in a Teapot. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #333B3D?

The RGB value is 51, 59, 61: 51 red, 59 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #333B3D?

The complementary color is #3D3533, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #333B3D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#333B3D color

#333B3D rgb(51, 59, 61)

Shades of gray

The hex color #333B3D is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 23.1% green and 23.9% blue (51, 59, 61).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 9% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Tempest in a Teapot (#303A40), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.45:1).

#333B3D color codes

HEX	`#333B3D`
RGB	`rgb(51, 59, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 23.1%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 9%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 16%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 3%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.22, -2.83, -2.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.22, 3.69, 219.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.771, 4.169, 5.02)`
Decimal	`3357501`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #333B3D, 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 #333B3D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#333B3D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.45:1	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 #333B3D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #333b3d; }
.text { color: #333b3d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #333b3d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 59 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #333b3d, #33363d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #333B3D?: #333B3D is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Tempest in a Teapot. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #333B3D?: The RGB value is 51, 59, 61: 51 red, 59 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #333B3D?: The complementary color is #3D3533, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #333B3D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.