What color is #336343?

#336343 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Forest Serenade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #336343?

The RGB value is 51, 99, 67: 51 red, 99 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #336343?

The complementary color is #633353, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #336343?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#336343 color

#336343 rgb(51, 99, 67)

Shades of green

The hex color #336343 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 38.8% green and 26.3% blue (51, 99, 67).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 32% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Forest Serenade (#336644), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.98:1).

#336343 color codes

HEX	`#336343`
RGB	`rgb(51, 99, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 38.8%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 32%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 48%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 0%, 32%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.9, -24.36, 13.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.9, 27.73, 151.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.84, 10.032, 6.885)`
Decimal	`3367747`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #336343, 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 #336343	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#336343 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #336343 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #336343; }
.text { color: #336343; }
.border { border: 2px solid #336343; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 99 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #336343, #33635b); }

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Questions

What color is #336343?: #336343 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Forest Serenade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #336343?: The RGB value is 51, 99, 67: 51 red, 99 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #336343?: The complementary color is #633353, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #336343?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.