What color is #333F3D?

#333F3D is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aztec. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #333F3D?

The RGB value is 51, 63, 61: 51 red, 63 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #333F3D?

The complementary color is #3F3335, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #333F3D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#333F3D color

#333F3D rgb(51, 63, 61)

Shades of gray

The hex color #333F3D is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 24.7% green and 23.9% blue (51, 63, 61).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 11% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Aztec (#293432), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.94:1).

#333F3D color codes

HEX	`#333F3D`
RGB	`rgb(51, 63, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 24.7%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 11%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 19%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 3%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.55, -5.4, -0.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.55, 5.41, 184.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.985, 4.596, 5.091)`
Decimal	`3358525`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #333F3D, 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 #333F3D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#333F3D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	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 #333F3D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #333f3d; }
.text { color: #333f3d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #333f3d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 63 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #333f3d, #333b3f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #333F3D?: #333F3D is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aztec. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #333F3D?: The RGB value is 51, 63, 61: 51 red, 63 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #333F3D?: The complementary color is #3F3335, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #333F3D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.