What color is #335251?

#335251 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Dark Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #335251?

The RGB value is 51, 82, 81: 51 red, 82 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #335251?

The complementary color is #523334, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #335251?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#335251 color

#335251 rgb(51, 82, 81)

Shades of gray

The hex color #335251 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 32.2% green and 31.8% blue (51, 82, 81).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 23% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.51:1).

#335251 color codes

HEX	`#335251`
RGB	`rgb(51, 82, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 32.2%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 23%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 38%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 1%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.55, -11.67, -3.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.55, 12.06, 194.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.867, 7.332, 8.889)`
Decimal	`3363409`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #335251, 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 #335251	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#335251 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	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 #335251 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #335251; }
.text { color: #335251; }
.border { border: 2px solid #335251; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 82 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #335251, #334452); }

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Questions

What color is #335251?: #335251 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Dark Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #335251?: The RGB value is 51, 82, 81: 51 red, 82 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #335251?: The complementary color is #523334, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #335251?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.