What color is #337766?

#337766 is a dark, desaturated spring green known as Majorelle Gardens. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Majorelle Gardens?

The RGB value is 51, 119, 102: 51 red, 119 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Majorelle Gardens?

The complementary color is #773344, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #337766?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Majorelle Gardens color: hex code #337766

#337766 rgb(51, 119, 102)

Shades of teal

Majorelle Gardens has the hex code #337766. It is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 46.7% green and 40% blue (51, 119, 102).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 40% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 53% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

Majorelle Gardens (#337766) color codes

HEX	`#337766`
RGB	`rgb(51, 119, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 46.7%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 40%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 57%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 0%, 14%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.44, -25.97, 2.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.44, 26.13, 173.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.359, 14.856, 14.889)`
Decimal	`3372902`
Short hex	`#376`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Majorelle Gardens, 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 #337766	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#337766 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	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 #337766 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #337766; }
.text { color: #337766; }
.border { border: 2px solid #337766; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 119 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #337766, #336677); }

Background

Text color

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Similar colors

See #337766 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #337766?: #337766 is a dark, desaturated spring green known as Majorelle Gardens. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Majorelle Gardens?: The RGB value is 51, 119, 102: 51 red, 119 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Majorelle Gardens?: The complementary color is #773344, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #337766?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.