What color is #333A2F?

#333A2F is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Terminal Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #333A2F?

The RGB value is 51, 58, 47: 51 red, 58 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #333A2F?

The complementary color is #362F3A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #333A2F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#333A2F color

#333A2F rgb(51, 58, 47)

Shades of gray

The hex color #333A2F is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 22.7% green and 18.4% blue (51, 58, 47).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 10% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Terminal Black (#2B322D), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.75:1).

#333A2F color codes

HEX	`#333A2F`
RGB	`rgb(51, 58, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 22.7%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 10%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 19%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 19%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.46, -5.46, 5.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.46, 8.01, 132.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.391, 3.935, 3.27)`
Decimal	`3357231`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #333A2F, 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 #333A2F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#333A2F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	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 #333A2F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #333a2f; }
.text { color: #333a2f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #333a2f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 58 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #333a2f, #2f3a31); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #333A2F?: #333A2F is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Terminal Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #333A2F?: The RGB value is 51, 58, 47: 51 red, 58 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #333A2F?: The complementary color is #362F3A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #333A2F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.