What color is #333F43?

#333F43 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Tempest in a Teapot. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #333F43?

The RGB value is 51, 63, 67: 51 red, 63 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #333F43?

The complementary color is #433733, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #333F43?

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.

#333F43 color

#333F43 rgb(51, 63, 67)

Shades of gray

The hex color #333F43 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 24.7% green and 26.3% blue (51, 63, 67).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 14% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% 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 10.86:1).

#333F43 color codes

HEX	`#333F43`
RGB	`rgb(51, 63, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 24.7%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 14%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 24%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 6%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.76, -3.83, -4.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.76, 5.6, 226.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.156, 4.664, 5.99)`
Decimal	`3358531`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #333F43, 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 #333F43	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#333F43 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 #333F43 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #333f43; }
.text { color: #333f43; }
.border { border: 2px solid #333f43; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 63 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #333f43, #333743); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #333F43?: #333F43 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Tempest in a Teapot. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #333F43?: The RGB value is 51, 63, 67: 51 red, 63 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #333F43?: The complementary color is #433733, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #333F43?: 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.