What color is #33534B?

#33534B is a dark, grayish spring green known as Hunter. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Hunter?

The RGB value is 51, 83, 75: 51 red, 83 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Hunter?

The complementary color is #53333B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #33534B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and white text 8.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Hunter color: hex code #33534B

#33534B rgb(51, 83, 75)

Shades of teal

Hunter has the hex code #33534B. It is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 32.5% green and 29.4% blue (51, 83, 75).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 24% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 67% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.47:1).

Hunter (#33534B) color codes

HEX	`#33534B`
RGB	`rgb(51, 83, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 32.5%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 24%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 39%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 10%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.7, -13.87, 0.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.7, 13.9, 176.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.728, 7.398, 7.781)`
Decimal	`3363659`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Hunter, 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 #33534B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#33534B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	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 #33534B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #33534b; }
.text { color: #33534b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #33534b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 83 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #33534b, #334b53); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #33534B on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #33534B?: #33534B is a dark, grayish spring green known as Hunter. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Hunter?: The RGB value is 51, 83, 75: 51 red, 83 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Hunter?: The complementary color is #53333B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #33534B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and white text 8.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.