What color is #336038?

#336038 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #336038?

The RGB value is 51, 96, 56: 51 red, 96 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #336038?

The complementary color is #60335B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #336038?

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.

#336038 color

#336038 rgb(51, 96, 56)

Shades of green

The hex color #336038 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 37.6% green and 22% blue (51, 96, 56).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 31% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Pine (#2B5D34), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#336038 color codes

HEX	`#336038`
RGB	`rgb(51, 96, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 37.6%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 31%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 47%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 42%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.66, -25.04, 18.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.66, 30.93, 144.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.262, 9.355, 5.216)`
Decimal	`3366968`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #336038, 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 #336038	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#336038 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 #336038 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #336038; }
.text { color: #336038; }
.border { border: 2px solid #336038; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 96 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #336038, #33604f); }

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Questions

What color is #336038?: #336038 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #336038?: The RGB value is 51, 96, 56: 51 red, 96 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #336038?: The complementary color is #60335B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #336038?: 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.