What color is #33574C?

#33574C is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Iridescent. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #33574C?

The RGB value is 51, 87, 76: 51 red, 87 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #33574C?

The complementary color is #57333E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #33574C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#33574C color

#33574C rgb(51, 87, 76)

Shades of green

The hex color #33574C is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 34.1% green and 29.8% blue (51, 87, 76).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 26% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Iridescent (#3A5B52), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.05:1).

#33574C color codes

HEX	`#33574C`
RGB	`rgb(51, 87, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 34.1%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 26%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 41%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 13%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.07, -15.88, 2.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.07, 16.05, 171.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.077, 8.042, 8.068)`
Decimal	`3364684`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #33574C, 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 #33574C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#33574C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	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 #33574C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #33574c; }
.text { color: #33574c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #33574c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 87 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #33574c, #335057); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #33574C?: #33574C is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Iridescent. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #33574C?: The RGB value is 51, 87, 76: 51 red, 87 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #33574C?: The complementary color is #57333E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #33574C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.