What color is #33473E?

#33473E is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #33473E?

The RGB value is 51, 71, 62: 51 red, 71 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #33473E?

The complementary color is #47333C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #33473E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#33473E color

#33473E rgb(51, 71, 62)

Shades of gray

The hex color #33473E is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 27.8% green and 24.3% blue (51, 71, 62).

Its hue angle is 153°, with 16% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Pine Needle (#334D41), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.94:1).

#33473E color codes

HEX	`#33473E`
RGB	`rgb(51, 71, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 27.8%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(153, 16%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(153, 28%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 13%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.27, -10.1, 2.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.27, 10.5, 164.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.488, 5.558, 5.393)`
Decimal	`3360574`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #33473E, 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 #33473E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#33473E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	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 #33473E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #33473e; }
.text { color: #33473e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #33473e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 71 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #33473e, #334647); }

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Questions

What color is #33473E?: #33473E is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #33473E?: The RGB value is 51, 71, 62: 51 red, 71 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #33473E?: The complementary color is #47333C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #33473E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.