What color is #335E55?

#335E55 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Iridescent. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #335E55?

The RGB value is 51, 94, 85: 51 red, 94 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #335E55?

The complementary color is #5E333C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #335E55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#335E55 color

#335E55 rgb(51, 94, 85)

Shades of teal

The hex color #335E55 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 36.9% green and 33.3% blue (51, 94, 85).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 30% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Iridescent (#3A5B52), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.31:1).

#335E55 color codes

HEX	`#335E55`
RGB	`rgb(51, 94, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 36.9%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 30%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 46%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 10%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.68, -17.4, 0.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.68, 17.41, 178.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.007, 9.365, 10.031)`
Decimal	`3366485`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #335E55, 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 #335E55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#335E55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	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 #335E55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #335e55; }
.text { color: #335e55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #335e55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 94 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #335e55, #33525e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #335E55?: #335E55 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Iridescent. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #335E55?: The RGB value is 51, 94, 85: 51 red, 94 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #335E55?: The complementary color is #5E333C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #335E55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.