What color is #335F5D?

#335F5D is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Lacrosse. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #335F5D?

The RGB value is 51, 95, 93: 51 red, 95 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #335F5D?

The complementary color is #5F3335, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #335F5D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#335F5D color

#335F5D rgb(51, 95, 93)

Shades of teal

The hex color #335F5D is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 37.3% green and 36.5% blue (51, 95, 93).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 30% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Lacrosse (#2E5C58), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.15:1).

#335F5D color codes

HEX	`#335F5D`
RGB	`rgb(51, 95, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 37.3%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 30%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 46%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 2%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.26, -15.75, -3.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.26, 16.16, 192.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.432, 9.678, 11.83)`
Decimal	`3366749`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #335F5D, 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 #335F5D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#335F5D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	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 #335F5D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #335f5d; }
.text { color: #335f5d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #335f5d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 95 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #335f5d, #334b5f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #335F5D?: #335F5D is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Lacrosse. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #335F5D?: The RGB value is 51, 95, 93: 51 red, 95 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #335F5D?: The complementary color is #5F3335, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #335F5D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.