What color is #333D53?

#333D53 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 #333D53?

The RGB value is 51, 61, 83: 51 red, 61 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #333D53?

The complementary color is #534933, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #333D53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#333D53 color

#333D53 rgb(51, 61, 83)

Shades of blue

The hex color #333D53 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 23.9% green and 32.5% blue (51, 61, 83).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 24% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Dark & Stormy (#353F51), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.86:1).

#333D53 color codes

HEX	`#333D53`
RGB	`rgb(51, 61, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 23.9%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 24%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 39%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 27%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.76, 2.14, -14.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.76, 14.76, 278.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.595, 4.666, 8.84)`
Decimal	`3358035`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #333D53, 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 #333D53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#333D53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	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 #333D53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #333d53; }
.text { color: #333d53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #333d53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 61 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #333d53, #393353); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #333D53?: #333D53 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 #333D53?: The RGB value is 51, 61, 83: 51 red, 61 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #333D53?: The complementary color is #534933, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #333D53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.