What color is #335D38?

#335D38 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Hunter Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #335D38?

The RGB value is 51, 93, 56: 51 red, 93 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #335D38?

The complementary color is #5D3358, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #335D38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#335D38 color

#335D38 rgb(51, 93, 56)

Shades of green

The hex color #335D38 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 36.5% green and 22% blue (51, 93, 56).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 29% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Hunter Green (#355E3B), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.6:1).

#335D38 color codes

HEX	`#335D38`
RGB	`rgb(51, 93, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 36.5%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 29%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 45%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 40%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.63, -23.54, 16.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.63, 28.92, 144.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.993, 8.818, 5.127)`
Decimal	`3366200`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #335D38, 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 #335D38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#335D38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	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 #335D38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #335d38; }
.text { color: #335d38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #335d38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 93 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #335d38, #335d4d); }

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Questions

What color is #335D38?: #335D38 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Hunter Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #335D38?: The RGB value is 51, 93, 56: 51 red, 93 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #335D38?: The complementary color is #5D3358, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #335D38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.