What color is #335333?

#335333 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ficus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #335333?

The RGB value is 51, 83, 51: 51 red, 83 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #335333?

The complementary color is #533353, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #335333?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#335333 color

#335333 rgb(51, 83, 51)

Shades of green

The hex color #335333 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 32.5% green and 20% blue (51, 83, 51).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 24% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Ficus (#3B593A), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#335333 color codes

HEX	`#335333`
RGB	`rgb(51, 83, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 32.5%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 24%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 39%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 39%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.1, -19.28, 15.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.1, 24.51, 141.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.056, 7.129, 4.241)`
Decimal	`3363635`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #335333, 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 #335333	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#335333 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	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 #335333 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #335333; }
.text { color: #335333; }
.border { border: 2px solid #335333; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 83 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #335333, #335343); }

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Questions

What color is #335333?: #335333 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ficus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #335333?: The RGB value is 51, 83, 51: 51 red, 83 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #335333?: The complementary color is #533353, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #335333?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.