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#33332E Color

#33332E is rgb(51, 51, 46) in RGB, hsl(60, 5%, 19%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 0%, 10%, 80%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Jet (#343434), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.35. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#33332E
HEX#33332E
RGBrgb(51, 51, 46)
HSLhsl(60, 5%, 19%)
HSVhsv(60, 10%, 20%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 0%, 10%, 80%)
OKLCHoklch(31.9% 0.009 106.9)
LABlab(21.11% -0.83 3.19)
LCHlch(21.11% 3.29 104.61)

What #33332E 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 #33332E, 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.

#33332E Channel Values

How #33332E 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 51 · B 468-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 60° · S 5% · L 19%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 60° · S 10% · V 20%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 0% · Y 10% · K 80%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance12.7:1 vs white · 1.65:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #33332E 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 text12.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #33332E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #33332E; 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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Tints & Shades of #33332E

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 #33332E.

How #33332E 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#33332E
Protanopia#33332E
Protanomaly#33332E
Deuteranopia#33332E
Deuteranomaly#33332E
Tritanopia#343232
Tritanomaly#333331
Achromatopsia#333333

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Using #33332E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-33332e: #33332E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #33332E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-33332e': '#33332E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.200, green: 0.200, blue: 0.180)
Android XML<color name="color_33332e">#33332E</color>
SVG fillfill="#33332E"

More Gray Colors

#33332E sits in the gray family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#33332E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #33332E?

#33332E is a darkest gray — rgb(51, 51, 46) in RGB and hsl(60, 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 3.35.

What is the RGB value of #33332E?

#33332E is rgb(51, 51, 46) — red 51, green 51, and blue 46 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #33332E?

#33332E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 0%, 10%, 80%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #33332E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #33332E scores 12.7:1 against white and 1.65:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #33332E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #33332E 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 16.79, which is visibly different.

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