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#332E31 Color

#332E31 is rgb(51, 46, 49) in RGB, hsl(324, 5%, 19%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 10%, 4%, 80%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Jet (#343434), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.71. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#332E31
HEX#332E31
RGBrgb(51, 46, 49)
HSLhsl(324, 5%, 19%)
HSVhsv(324, 10%, 20%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 10%, 4%, 80%)
OKLCHoklch(30.8% 0.009 340.9)
LABlab(19.56% 2.83 -1.07)
LCHlch(19.56% 3.03 339.22)

What #332E31 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #332E31, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every gray in the library.

#332E31 Channel Values

How #332E31 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 51 · G 46 · B 498-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 324° · S 5% · L 19%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 324° · S 10% · V 20%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 10% · Y 4% · K 80%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance13.33:1 vs white · 1.58:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #332E31 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text13.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #332E31

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #332E31; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #332E31

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #332E31.

How #332E31 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#332E31
Protanopia#2F2F31
Protanomaly#312F31
Deuteranopia#303031
Deuteranomaly#312F31
Tritanopia#332E2E
Tritanomaly#332E2F
Achromatopsia#2F2F2F

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Using #332E31 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-332e31: #332E31;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #332E31;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-332e31': '#332E31' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.200, green: 0.180, blue: 0.192)
Android XML<color name="color_332e31">#332E31</color>
SVG fillfill="#332E31"

More Gray Colors

#332E31 sits in the gray family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#332E31 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #332E31?

#332E31 is a darkest gray — rgb(51, 46, 49) in RGB and hsl(324, 5%, 19%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Jet (#343434), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.71.

What is the RGB value of #332E31?

#332E31 is rgb(51, 46, 49) — red 51, green 46, and blue 49 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #332E31?

#332E31 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 10%, 4%, 80%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #332E31 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #332E31 scores 13.33:1 against white and 1.58:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #332E31 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #332E31 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 19.24, which is visibly different.

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