What color is #33EE00?

#33EE00 is a vivid green known as Satin Lime. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Satin Lime?

The RGB value is 51, 238, 0: 51 red, 238 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Satin Lime?

The complementary color is #BB00EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #33EE00?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.37:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Satin Lime color: hex code #33EE00

#33EE00 rgb(51, 238, 0)

Shades of green

Satin Lime has the hex code #33EE00. It is a vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 93.3% green and 0% blue (51, 238, 0).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 100% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 79% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.37:1).

Satin Lime (#33EE00) color codes

HEX	`#33EE00`
RGB	`rgb(51, 238, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 93.3%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 100%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 100%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(79%, 0%, 100%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.83, -78.39, 79.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.83, 111.58, 134.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.938, 61.849, 10.255)`
Decimal	`3403264`
Short hex	`#3E0`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Satin Lime, 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 #33EE00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#33EE00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.37:1	Pass	Pass	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 #33EE00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #33ee00; }
.text { color: #33ee00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #33ee00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 238 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #33ee00, #00ee44); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lime.

See #33EE00 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #33EE00?: #33EE00 is a vivid green known as Satin Lime. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Satin Lime?: The RGB value is 51, 238, 0: 51 red, 238 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Satin Lime?: The complementary color is #BB00EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #33EE00?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.37:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.