What color is #335339?

#335339 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 #335339?

The RGB value is 51, 83, 57: 51 red, 83 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #335339?

The complementary color is #53334D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #335339?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#335339 color

#335339 rgb(51, 83, 57)

Shades of green

The hex color #335339 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 32.5% green and 22.4% blue (51, 83, 57).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 24% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Highlander (#3A533D), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.62:1).

#335339 color codes

HEX	`#335339`
RGB	`rgb(51, 83, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 32.5%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 24%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 39%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 31%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.23, -18.1, 11.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.23, 21.5, 147.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.197, 7.185, 4.983)`
Decimal	`3363641`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #335339, 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 #335339	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#335339 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	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 #335339 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #335339; }
.text { color: #335339; }
.border { border: 2px solid #335339; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 83 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #335339, #335349); }

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Questions

What color is #335339?: #335339 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 #335339?: The RGB value is 51, 83, 57: 51 red, 83 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #335339?: The complementary color is #53334D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #335339?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.