What color is #335E64?

#335E64 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Arctic Nights. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #335E64?

The RGB value is 51, 94, 100: 51 red, 94 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #335E64?

The complementary color is #643933, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #335E64?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#335E64 color

#335E64 rgb(51, 94, 100)

Shades of teal

The hex color #335E64 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 36.9% green and 39.2% blue (51, 94, 100).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 32% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Arctic Nights (#345C61), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.18:1).

#335E64 color codes

HEX	`#335E64`
RGB	`rgb(51, 94, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 36.9%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 32%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 49%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 6%, 0%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.17, -13.13, -8.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.17, 15.42, 211.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.667, 9.629, 13.509)`
Decimal	`3366500`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #335E64, 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 #335E64	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#335E64 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	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 #335E64 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #335e64; }
.text { color: #335e64; }
.border { border: 2px solid #335e64; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 94 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #335e64, #334664); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #335E64?: #335E64 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Arctic Nights. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #335E64?: The RGB value is 51, 94, 100: 51 red, 94 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #335E64?: The complementary color is #643933, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #335E64?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.