What color is #33442B?

#33442B is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #33442B?

The RGB value is 51, 68, 43: 51 red, 68 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #33442B?

The complementary color is #3C2B44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #33442B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#33442B color

#33442B rgb(51, 68, 43)

Shades of green

The hex color #33442B is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 26.7% green and 16.9% blue (51, 68, 43).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 23% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Palm Leaf (#36482F), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.49:1).

#33442B color codes

HEX	`#33442B`
RGB	`rgb(51, 68, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 26.7%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 23%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 37%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 37%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.77, -12.37, 13.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.77, 17.95, 133.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.868, 5.012, 3.049)`
Decimal	`3359787`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #33442B, 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 #33442B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#33442B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	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 #33442B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #33442b; }
.text { color: #33442b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #33442b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 68 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #33442b, #2b4430); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #33442B?: #33442B is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #33442B?: The RGB value is 51, 68, 43: 51 red, 68 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #33442B?: The complementary color is #3C2B44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #33442B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.