What color is #33421F?

#33421F 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 #33421F?

The RGB value is 51, 66, 31: 51 red, 66 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #33421F?

The complementary color is #2E1F42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #33421F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#33421F color

#33421F rgb(51, 66, 31)

Shades of green

The hex color #33421F is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 25.9% green and 12.2% blue (51, 66, 31).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 36% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 53% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Forestry (#2F441F), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.83:1).

#33421F color codes

HEX	`#33421F`
RGB	`rgb(51, 66, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 25.9%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 36%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 53%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 53%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.86, -13.13, 19.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.86, 23.31, 124.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.561, 4.699, 2.015)`
Decimal	`3359263`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #33421F, 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 #33421F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#33421F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.83:1	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 #33421F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #33421f; }
.text { color: #33421f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #33421f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 66 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #33421f, #22421f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #33421F?: #33421F 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 #33421F?: The RGB value is 51, 66, 31: 51 red, 66 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #33421F?: The complementary color is #2E1F42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #33421F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.