What color is #335941?

#335941 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Herbes de Provence. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #335941?

The RGB value is 51, 89, 65: 51 red, 89 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #335941?

The complementary color is #59334B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #335941?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#335941 color

#335941 rgb(51, 89, 65)

Shades of green

The hex color #335941 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 34.9% green and 25.5% blue (51, 89, 65).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 27% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Herbes de Provence (#3A5F49), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.94:1).

#335941 color codes

HEX	`#335941`
RGB	`rgb(51, 89, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 34.9%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 27%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 43%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 27%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.46, -19.61, 9.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.46, 21.89, 153.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.891, 8.23, 6.278)`
Decimal	`3365185`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #335941, 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 #335941	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#335941 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	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 #335941 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #335941; }
.text { color: #335941; }
.border { border: 2px solid #335941; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 89 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #335941, #335954); }

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Questions

What color is #335941?: #335941 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Herbes de Provence. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #335941?: The RGB value is 51, 89, 65: 51 red, 89 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #335941?: The complementary color is #59334B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #335941?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.