What color is #335B5A?

#335B5A is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Enchanting Ivy. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #335B5A?

The RGB value is 51, 91, 90: 51 red, 91 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #335B5A?

The complementary color is #5B3334, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #335B5A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#335B5A color

#335B5A rgb(51, 91, 90)

Shades of teal

The hex color #335B5A is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 35.7% green and 35.3% blue (51, 91, 90).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 28% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Enchanting Ivy (#315955), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.54:1).

#335B5A color codes

HEX	`#335B5A`
RGB	`rgb(51, 91, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 35.7%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 28%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 44%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 1%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.84, -14.34, -3.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.84, 14.85, 195.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.951, 8.924, 11.027)`
Decimal	`3365722`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #335B5A, 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 #335B5A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#335B5A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	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 #335B5A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #335b5a; }
.text { color: #335b5a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #335b5a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 91 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #335b5a, #33485b); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #335B5A?: #335B5A is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Enchanting Ivy. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #335B5A?: The RGB value is 51, 91, 90: 51 red, 91 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #335B5A?: The complementary color is #5B3334, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #335B5A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.