What color is #335D42?

#335D42 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 #335D42?

The RGB value is 51, 93, 66: 51 red, 93 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #335D42?

The complementary color is #5D334E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #335D42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#335D42 color

#335D42 rgb(51, 93, 66)

Shades of green

The hex color #335D42 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 36.5% green and 25.9% blue (51, 93, 66).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 29% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 64% 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 7.54:1).

#335D42 color codes

HEX	`#335D42`
RGB	`rgb(51, 93, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 36.5%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 29%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 45%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 29%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.84, -21.5, 11.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.84, 24.17, 152.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.263, 8.925, 6.546)`
Decimal	`3366210`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #335D42, 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 #335D42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#335D42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	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 #335D42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #335d42; }
.text { color: #335d42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #335d42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 93 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #335d42, #335d57); }

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Questions

What color is #335D42?: #335D42 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 #335D42?: The RGB value is 51, 93, 66: 51 red, 93 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #335D42?: The complementary color is #5D334E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #335D42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.