What color is #333C52?

#333C52 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 #333C52?

The RGB value is 51, 60, 82: 51 red, 60 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #333C52?

The complementary color is #524933, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #333C52?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#333C52 color

#333C52 rgb(51, 60, 82)

Shades of blue

The hex color #333C52 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 23.5% green and 32.2% blue (51, 60, 82).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 23% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Dark & Stormy (#353F51), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11:1).

#333C52 color codes

HEX	`#333C52`
RGB	`rgb(51, 60, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 23.5%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 23%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 38%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 27%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.4, 2.5, -14.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.4, 14.72, 279.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.504, 4.545, 8.621)`
Decimal	`3357778`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #333C52, 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 #333C52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#333C52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	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 #333C52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #333c52; }
.text { color: #333c52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #333c52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 60 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #333c52, #3a3352); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #333C52?: #333C52 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 #333C52?: The RGB value is 51, 60, 82: 51 red, 60 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #333C52?: The complementary color is #524933, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #333C52?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.