What color is #33381A?

#33381A is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #33381A?

The RGB value is 51, 56, 26: 51 red, 56 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #33381A?

The complementary color is #1F1A38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #33381A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#33381A color

#33381A rgb(51, 56, 26)

Shades of green

The hex color #33381A is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 22% green and 10.2% blue (51, 56, 26).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 37% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 54% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 5.4 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.2:1).

#33381A color codes

HEX	`#33381A`
RGB	`rgb(51, 56, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 22%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 37%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 54%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 54%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.33, -7.79, 17.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.33, 19.57, 113.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.966, 3.607, 1.517)`
Decimal	`3356698`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #33381A, 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 #33381A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#33381A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	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 #33381A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #33381a; }
.text { color: #33381a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #33381a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 56 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #33381a, #24381a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #33381A?: #33381A is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #33381A?: The RGB value is 51, 56, 26: 51 red, 56 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #33381A?: The complementary color is #1F1A38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #33381A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.