What color is #333C22?

#333C22 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #333C22?

The RGB value is 51, 60, 34: 51 red, 60 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #333C22?

The complementary color is #2B223C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #333C22?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#333C22 color

#333C22 rgb(51, 60, 34)

Shades of green

The hex color #333C22 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 23.5% green and 13.3% blue (51, 60, 34).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 28% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Palm Leaf (#36482F), a difference of 5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.6:1).

#333C22 color codes

HEX	`#333C22`
RGB	`rgb(51, 60, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 23.5%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 28%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 43%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 43%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.84, -9.1, 14.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.84, 17.43, 121.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.27, 4.051, 2.123)`
Decimal	`3357730`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #333C22, 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 #333C22	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#333C22 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	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 #333C22 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #333c22; }
.text { color: #333c22; }
.border { border: 2px solid #333c22; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 60 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #333c22, #263c22); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #333C22?: #333C22 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #333C22?: The RGB value is 51, 60, 34: 51 red, 60 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #333C22?: The complementary color is #2B223C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #333C22?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.