What color is #333E3E?

#333E3E is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Aztec. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #333E3E?

The RGB value is 51, 62, 62: 51 red, 62 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #333E3E?

The complementary color is #3E3333, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #333E3E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#333E3E color

#333E3E rgb(51, 62, 62)

Shades of gray

The hex color #333E3E is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 24.3% green and 24.3% blue (51, 62, 62).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 10% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Aztec (#293432), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.06:1).

#333E3E color codes

HEX	`#333E3E`
RGB	`rgb(51, 62, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 24.3%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 10%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 18%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.25, -4.51, -1.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.25, 4.76, 198.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.957, 4.497, 5.216)`
Decimal	`3358270`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #333E3E, 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 #333E3E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#333E3E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	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 #333E3E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #333e3e; }
.text { color: #333e3e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #333e3e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 62 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #333e3e, #33393e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #333E3E?: #333E3E is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Aztec. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #333E3E?: The RGB value is 51, 62, 62: 51 red, 62 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #333E3E?: The complementary color is #3E3333, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #333E3E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.