What color is #33423A?

#33423A is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #33423A?

The RGB value is 51, 66, 58: 51 red, 66 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #33423A?

The complementary color is #42333B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #33423A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#33423A color

#33423A rgb(51, 66, 58)

Shades of gray

The hex color #33423A is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 25.9% green and 22.7% blue (51, 66, 58).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 13% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.6:1).

#33423A color codes

HEX	`#33423A`
RGB	`rgb(51, 66, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 25.9%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 13%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 23%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 12%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.46, -8.01, 2.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.46, 8.51, 160.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.077, 4.906, 4.734)`
Decimal	`3359290`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #33423A, 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 #33423A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#33423A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	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 #33423A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #33423a; }
.text { color: #33423a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #33423a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 66 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #33423a, #334242); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #33423A?: #33423A is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #33423A?: The RGB value is 51, 66, 58: 51 red, 66 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #33423A?: The complementary color is #42333B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #33423A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.