What color is #33442F?

#33442F 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 #33442F?

The RGB value is 51, 68, 47: 51 red, 68 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #33442F?

The complementary color is #402F44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #33442F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#33442F color

#33442F rgb(51, 68, 47)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 26.7% green and 18.4% blue (51, 68, 47).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 18% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Palm Leaf (#36482F), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.45:1).

#33442F color codes

HEX	`#33442F`
RGB	`rgb(51, 68, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 26.7%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 18%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 31%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 31%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.86, -11.61, 10.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.86, 15.71, 137.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.945, 5.043, 3.454)`
Decimal	`3359791`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #33442F, 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 #33442F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#33442F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	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 #33442F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #33442f; }
.text { color: #33442f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #33442f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 68 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #33442f, #2f4435); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #33442F?: #33442F 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 #33442F?: The RGB value is 51, 68, 47: 51 red, 68 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #33442F?: The complementary color is #402F44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #33442F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.