What color is #33381C?

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

What is the RGB value of #33381C?

The RGB value is 51, 56, 28: 51 red, 56 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #33381C?

The complementary color is #211C38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #33381C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#33381C color

#33381C rgb(51, 56, 28)

Shades of green

The hex color #33381C is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 22% green and 11% blue (51, 56, 28).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 33% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 5.6 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.19:1).

#33381C color codes

HEX	`#33381C`
RGB	`rgb(51, 56, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 22%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 33%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 50%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 50%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.36, -7.52, 16.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.36, 18.37, 114.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.989, 3.616, 1.639)`
Decimal	`3356700`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #33381C, 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 #33381C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#33381C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.19:1	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 #33381C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #33381c; }
.text { color: #33381c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #33381c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 56 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #33381c, #25381c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #33381C?: #33381C is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #33381C?: The RGB value is 51, 56, 28: 51 red, 56 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #33381C?: The complementary color is #211C38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #33381C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.