Close to Bistre
#33231A
#33231A is a very dark, muted brown, close to the color Bistre. In RGB it’s made of 20% red, 13.7% green, and 10.2% blue. Its hue is 22°, with 32% saturation and 15% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #33231A.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
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1.40:1 FailThis color as text on white
15.04:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.40:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #33231A as they’d see it.
#33231A in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #33231A
What color is #33231A?
#33231A is a very dark, muted brown, close to the color Bistre. In RGB it’s made of 20% red, 13.7% green, and 10.2% blue. Its hue is 22°, with 32% saturation and 15% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #33231A in RGB?
#33231A is rgb(51, 35, 26): 51 red, 35 green, and 26 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #33231A in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 31, 49, 80). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #33231A?
PANTONE 4975 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #33231A?
Its complement #132934 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.