What color is #335500?

#335500 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green known as Deep Forestial Escapade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Deep Forestial Escapade?

The RGB value is 51, 85, 0: 51 red, 85 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Deep Forestial Escapade?

The complementary color is #220055, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #335500?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Deep Forestial Escapade color: hex code #335500

#335500 rgb(51, 85, 0)

Shades of green

Deep Forestial Escapade has the hex code #335500. It is a very dark, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 33.3% green and 0% blue (51, 85, 0).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 100% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 67% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.61:1).

Deep Forestial Escapade (#335500) color codes

HEX	`#335500`
RGB	`rgb(51, 85, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 33.3%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 100%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 100%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 100%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.26, -25.62, 39.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.26, 46.97, 123.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.614, 7.201, 1.147)`
Decimal	`3364096`
Short hex	`#350`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Deep Forestial Escapade, 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 #335500	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#335500 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #335500 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #335500; }
.text { color: #335500; }
.border { border: 2px solid #335500; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 85 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #335500, #095500); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

See #335500 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #335500?: #335500 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green known as Deep Forestial Escapade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Deep Forestial Escapade?: The RGB value is 51, 85, 0: 51 red, 85 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Deep Forestial Escapade?: The complementary color is #220055, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #335500?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.