What color is #33480F?

#33480F is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Treetop Cathedral. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #33480F?

The RGB value is 51, 72, 15: 51 red, 72 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #33480F?

The complementary color is #240F48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #33480F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#33480F color

#33480F rgb(51, 72, 15)

Shades of green

The hex color #33480F is a very dark, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 28.2% green and 5.9% blue (51, 72, 15).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 66% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 79% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Treetop Cathedral (#2F4A15), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.12:1).

#33480F color codes

HEX	`#33480F`
RGB	`rgb(51, 72, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 28.2%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 66%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 79%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 79%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.77, -18.17, 29.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.77, 34.96, 121.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.769, 5.373, 1.29)`
Decimal	`3360783`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #33480F, 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 #33480F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#33480F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	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 #33480F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #33480f; }
.text { color: #33480f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #33480f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 72 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #33480f, #16480f); }

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Questions

What color is #33480F?: #33480F is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Treetop Cathedral. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #33480F?: The RGB value is 51, 72, 15: 51 red, 72 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #33480F?: The complementary color is #240F48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #33480F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.