What color is #33401B?

#33401B is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Forestry. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #33401B?

The RGB value is 51, 64, 27: 51 red, 64 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #33401B?

The complementary color is #281B40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #33401B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#33401B color

#33401B rgb(51, 64, 27)

Shades of green

The hex color #33401B is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 25.1% green and 10.6% blue (51, 64, 27).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 41% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 58% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Forestry (#2F441F), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.11:1).

#33401B color codes

HEX	`#33401B`
RGB	`rgb(51, 64, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 25.1%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 41%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 58%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 58%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.11, -12.49, 20.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.11, 24.2, 121.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.396, 4.45, 1.717)`
Decimal	`3358747`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #33401B, 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 #33401B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#33401B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	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 #33401B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #33401b; }
.text { color: #33401b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #33401b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 64 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #33401b, #21401b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #33401B?: #33401B is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Forestry. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #33401B?: The RGB value is 51, 64, 27: 51 red, 64 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #33401B?: The complementary color is #281B40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #33401B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.