What color is #33616A?

#33616A is a dark, desaturated cyan known as After the Storm. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of After the Storm?

The RGB value is 51, 97, 106: 51 red, 97 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of After the Storm?

The complementary color is #6A3C33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #33616A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and white text 6.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

After the Storm color: hex code #33616A

#33616A rgb(51, 97, 106)

Shades of teal

After the Storm has the hex code #33616A. It is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 38% green and 41.6% blue (51, 97, 106).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 35% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.87:1).

After the Storm (#33616A) color codes

HEX	`#33616A`
RGB	`rgb(51, 97, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 38%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 35%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 52%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 8%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.36, -13.03, -9.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.36, 16.42, 217.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.24, 10.293, 15.185)`
Decimal	`3367274`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with After the Storm, 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 #33616A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#33616A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #33616A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #33616a; }
.text { color: #33616a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #33616a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 97 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #33616a, #33456a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

See #33616A on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #33616A?: #33616A is a dark, desaturated cyan known as After the Storm. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of After the Storm?: The RGB value is 51, 97, 106: 51 red, 97 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of After the Storm?: The complementary color is #6A3C33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #33616A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and white text 6.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.