#332F2CHoly Crow (#332F2C) is a grey neutral with an OKLCH hue of 59°, lightness 0.31 and chroma 0.008. In practice it behaves as a grounding tone — suited to text, outlines, and shadowed surfaces.
| HEX | #332F2C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(51, 47, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(26, 7%, 19%) |
| HSV | hsv(26, 14%, 20%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8%, 14%, 80%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(19.7 1.1 2.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.308 0.008 59) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Holy Crow is virtually unchanged; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.7), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#352e28 — ΔE 0.7, is virtually unchanged#352f2b — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchanged#332f2c — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#332f2d — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Holy Crow in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 13.26:1 and against black 1.58:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid black text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#a29f9d · #7d7a77 · #5a5653 · #332f2c · #1b1715 · #030201
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#5b4e28 · #543a10 · #332f2c · #3f1704 · #310a08 · #230209
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#a1a487 · #9e7a5e · #676a34 · #4a4c34 · #332f2c · #291000
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#78accf · #7c6656 · #564a41 · #332f2c · #231002 · #060100
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ecf3f8 · #bdb3ac · #787d80 · #4f453e · #332f2c · #151b1f
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f3f1f0 · #d0cecc · #aaa7a5 · #595654 · #332f2c · #f29644
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e5f4ff · #92bbd8 · #5082a4 · #234c66 · #332f2c · #271607
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e5f4ff · #88c0ca · #6a7aa9 · #0e505a · #332f2c · #13192c
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e3f7f2 · #8bc2b6 · #8272a2 · #4c3f65 · #332f2c · #02201b
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e8f6ea · #9bc0a1 · #5082a4 · #5a3a58 · #332f2c · #071c2a
#55524f · #777472 · #999796 · #bbbab9 · #dddcdc
#2b2725 · #221f1d · #1a1816 · #11100f · #090807
As a deep tone it works for grounding elements — text, outlines, and shadowed surfaces — rather than open fields. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.