What color is #33BB00?

#33BB00 is a dark, vivid green known as Sour Apple Rings. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Sour Apple Rings?

The RGB value is 51, 187, 0: 51 red, 187 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Sour Apple Rings?

The complementary color is #8800BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #33BB00?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.25:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Sour Apple Rings color: hex code #33BB00

#33BB00 rgb(51, 187, 0)

Shades of green

Sour Apple Rings has the hex code #33BB00. It is a dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 73.3% green and 0% blue (51, 187, 0).

Its hue angle is 104°, with 100% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 73% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 27% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.25:1).

Sour Apple Rings (#33BB00) color codes

HEX	`#33BB00`
RGB	`rgb(51, 187, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 73.3%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(104, 100%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(104, 100%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(73%, 0%, 100%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.7, -63.44, 66.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.7, 91.94, 133.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.135, 36.242, 5.987)`
Decimal	`3390208`
Short hex	`#3B0`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Sour Apple Rings, 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 #33BB00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#33BB00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.25:1	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 #33BB00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #33bb00; }
.text { color: #33bb00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #33bb00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 187 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #33bb00, #00bb2a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #33BB00 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #33BB00?: #33BB00 is a dark, vivid green known as Sour Apple Rings. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Sour Apple Rings?: The RGB value is 51, 187, 0: 51 red, 187 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Sour Apple Rings?: The complementary color is #8800BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #33BB00?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.25:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.