What color is #335A50?

#335A50 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 #335A50?

The RGB value is 51, 90, 80: 51 red, 90 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #335A50?

The complementary color is #5A333D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #335A50?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#335A50 color

#335A50 rgb(51, 90, 80)

Shades of green

The hex color #335A50 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 35.3% green and 31.4% blue (51, 90, 80).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 28% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Iridescent (#3A5B52), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.72:1).

#335A50 color codes

HEX	`#335A50`
RGB	`rgb(51, 90, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 35.3%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 28%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 43%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 11%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.19, -16.51, 1.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.19, 16.58, 175)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.469, 8.595, 8.906)`
Decimal	`3365456`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #335A50, 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 #335A50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#335A50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	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 #335A50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #335a50; }
.text { color: #335a50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #335a50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 90 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #335a50, #33505a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #335A50?: #335A50 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 #335A50?: The RGB value is 51, 90, 80: 51 red, 90 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #335A50?: The complementary color is #5A333D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #335A50?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.