What color is #33404A?

#33404A is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Charcoal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #33404A?

The RGB value is 51, 64, 74: 51 red, 64 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #33404A?

The complementary color is #4A3D33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #33404A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#33404A color

#33404A rgb(51, 64, 74)

Shades of gray

The hex color #33404A is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 25.1% green and 29% blue (51, 64, 74).

Its hue angle is 206°, with 18% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454F), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.64:1).

#33404A color codes

HEX	`#33404A`
RGB	`rgb(51, 64, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 25.1%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(206, 18%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(206, 31%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 14%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.35, -2.53, -7.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.35, 8.2, 252.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.434, 4.865, 7.183)`
Decimal	`3358794`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #33404A, 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 #33404A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#33404A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	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 #33404A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #33404a; }
.text { color: #33404a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #33404a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 64 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #33404a, #33354a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #33404A?: #33404A is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Charcoal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #33404A?: The RGB value is 51, 64, 74: 51 red, 64 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #33404A?: The complementary color is #4A3D33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #33404A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.