What color is #33402F?

#33402F is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #33402F?

The RGB value is 51, 64, 47: 51 red, 64 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #33402F?

The complementary color is #3C2F40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #33402F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#33402F color

#33402F rgb(51, 64, 47)

Shades of gray

The hex color #33402F is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 25.1% green and 18.4% blue (51, 64, 47).

Its hue angle is 106°, with 15% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Palm Leaf (#36482F), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.97:1).

#33402F color codes

HEX	`#33402F`
RGB	`rgb(51, 64, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 25.1%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(106, 15%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(106, 27%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 27%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.49, -9.2, 8.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.49, 12.67, 136.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.712, 4.576, 3.376)`
Decimal	`3358767`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #33402F, 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 #33402F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#33402F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.97:1	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 #33402F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #33402f; }
.text { color: #33402f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #33402f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 64 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #33402f, #2f4034); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #33402F?: #33402F is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #33402F?: The RGB value is 51, 64, 47: 51 red, 64 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #33402F?: The complementary color is #3C2F40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #33402F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.