What color is #333D3F?

#333D3F 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 #333D3F?

The RGB value is 51, 61, 63: 51 red, 61 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #333D3F?

The complementary color is #3F3533, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #333D3F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#333D3F color

#333D3F rgb(51, 61, 63)

Shades of gray

The hex color #333D3F is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 23.9% green and 24.7% blue (51, 61, 63).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 11% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Tempest in a Teapot (#303A40), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.17:1).

#333D3F color codes

HEX	`#333D3F`
RGB	`rgb(51, 61, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 23.9%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 11%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 19%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 3%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.95, -3.61, -2.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.95, 4.46, 215.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.931, 4.4, 5.344)`
Decimal	`3358015`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #333D3F, 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 #333D3F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#333D3F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	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 #333D3F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #333d3f; }
.text { color: #333d3f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #333d3f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 61 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #333d3f, #33373f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #333D3F?: #333D3F 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 #333D3F?: The RGB value is 51, 61, 63: 51 red, 61 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #333D3F?: The complementary color is #3F3533, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #333D3F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.