What color is #335536?

#335536 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 #335536?

The RGB value is 51, 85, 54: 51 red, 85 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #335536?

The complementary color is #553352, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #335536?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#335536 color

#335536 rgb(51, 85, 54)

Shades of green

The hex color #335536 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 33.3% green and 21.2% blue (51, 85, 54).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 25% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Ficus (#3B593A), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.42:1).

#335536 color codes

HEX	`#335536`
RGB	`rgb(51, 85, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 33.3%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 25%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 40%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 36%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.85, -19.77, 14.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.85, 24.4, 144.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.279, 7.467, 4.652)`
Decimal	`3364150`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #335536, 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 #335536	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#335536 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	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 #335536 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #335536; }
.text { color: #335536; }
.border { border: 2px solid #335536; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 85 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #335536, #335547); }

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Questions

What color is #335536?: #335536 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 #335536?: The RGB value is 51, 85, 54: 51 red, 85 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #335536?: The complementary color is #553352, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #335536?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.