What color is #33403E?

#33403E 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 #33403E?

The RGB value is 51, 64, 62: 51 red, 64 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #33403E?

The complementary color is #403335, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #33403E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#33403E color

#33403E rgb(51, 64, 62)

Shades of gray

The hex color #33403E is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 25.1% green and 24.3% blue (51, 64, 62).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 11% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Aztec (#293432), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.8:1).

#33403E color codes

HEX	`#33403E`
RGB	`rgb(51, 64, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 25.1%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 11%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 20%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 3%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.92, -5.78, -0.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.92, 5.8, 185.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.068, 4.718, 5.253)`
Decimal	`3358782`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #33403E, 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 #33403E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#33403E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	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 #33403E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #33403e; }
.text { color: #33403e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #33403e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 64 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #33403e, #333c40); }

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Questions

What color is #33403E?: #33403E 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 #33403E?: The RGB value is 51, 64, 62: 51 red, 64 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #33403E?: The complementary color is #403335, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #33403E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.