What color is #335241?

#335241 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Highlander. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #335241?

The RGB value is 51, 82, 65: 51 red, 82 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #335241?

The complementary color is #523344, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #335241?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#335241 color

#335241 rgb(51, 82, 65)

Shades of green

The hex color #335241 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 32.2% green and 25.5% blue (51, 82, 65).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 23% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Highlander (#3A533D), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.66:1).

#335241 color codes

HEX	`#335241`
RGB	`rgb(51, 82, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 32.2%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 23%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 38%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 21%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.08, -15.78, 6.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.08, 17.02, 157.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.336, 7.12, 6.093)`
Decimal	`3363393`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #335241, 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 #335241	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#335241 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	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 #335241 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #335241; }
.text { color: #335241; }
.border { border: 2px solid #335241; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 82 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #335241, #335250); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #335241?: #335241 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Highlander. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #335241?: The RGB value is 51, 82, 65: 51 red, 82 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #335241?: The complementary color is #523344, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #335241?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.