What color is #335230?

#335230 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ficus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #335230?

The RGB value is 51, 82, 48: 51 red, 82 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #335230?

The complementary color is #4F3052, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #335230?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#335230 color

#335230 rgb(51, 82, 48)

Shades of green

The hex color #335230 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 32.2% green and 18.8% blue (51, 82, 48).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 26% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Ficus (#3B593A), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.79:1).

#335230 color codes

HEX	`#335230`
RGB	`rgb(51, 82, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 32.2%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 26%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 41%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 41%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.7, -19.3, 16.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.7, 25.34, 139.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.916, 6.952, 3.878)`
Decimal	`3363376`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #335230, 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 #335230	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#335230 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	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 #335230 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #335230; }
.text { color: #335230; }
.border { border: 2px solid #335230; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 82 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #335230, #30523e); }

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Questions

What color is #335230?: #335230 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ficus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #335230?: The RGB value is 51, 82, 48: 51 red, 82 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #335230?: The complementary color is #4F3052, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #335230?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.