What color is #33472B?

#33472B 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 #33472B?

The RGB value is 51, 71, 43: 51 red, 71 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #33472B?

The complementary color is #3F2B47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #33472B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#33472B color

#33472B rgb(51, 71, 43)

Shades of green

The hex color #33472B is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 27.8% green and 16.9% blue (51, 71, 43).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 25% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 72% 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 10.11:1).

#33472B color codes

HEX	`#33472B`
RGB	`rgb(51, 71, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 27.8%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 25%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 39%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 39%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.8, -14.11, 14.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.8, 20.14, 134.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.054, 5.385, 3.111)`
Decimal	`3360555`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #33472B, 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 #33472B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#33472B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	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 #33472B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #33472b; }
.text { color: #33472b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #33472b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 71 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #33472b, #2b4731); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #33472B?: #33472B 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 #33472B?: The RGB value is 51, 71, 43: 51 red, 71 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #33472B?: The complementary color is #3F2B47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #33472B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.