What color is #335515?

#335515 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Deep Forestial Escapade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #335515?

The RGB value is 51, 85, 21: 51 red, 85 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #335515?

The complementary color is #371555, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #335515?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and white text 8.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#335515 color

#335515 rgb(51, 85, 21)

Shades of green

The hex color #335515 is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 33.3% green and 8.2% blue (51, 85, 21).

Its hue angle is 92°, with 60% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 75% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forestial Escapade (#335500), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.57:1).

#335515 color codes

HEX	`#335515`
RGB	`rgb(51, 85, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 33.3%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(92, 60%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(92, 75%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 75%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.38, -24.38, 31.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.38, 40.16, 127.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.749, 7.255, 1.859)`
Decimal	`3364117`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #335515, 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 #335515	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#335515 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	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 #335515 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #335515; }
.text { color: #335515; }
.border { border: 2px solid #335515; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 85 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #335515, #155517); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #335515?: #335515 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Deep Forestial Escapade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #335515?: The RGB value is 51, 85, 21: 51 red, 85 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #335515?: The complementary color is #371555, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #335515?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and white text 8.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.