What color is #336536?

#336536 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Jurassic Park. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #336536?

The RGB value is 51, 101, 54: 51 red, 101 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #336536?

The complementary color is #653362, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #336536?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and white text 6.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#336536 color

#336536 rgb(51, 101, 54)

Shades of green

The hex color #336536 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 39.6% green and 21.2% blue (51, 101, 54).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 33% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Jurassic Park (#3C663E), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.87:1).

#336536 color codes

HEX	`#336536`
RGB	`rgb(51, 101, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 39.6%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 33%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 50%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 47%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.34, -27.82, 21.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.34, 35.15, 142.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.684, 10.277, 5.121)`
Decimal	`3368246`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #336536, 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 #336536	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#336536 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	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 #336536 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #336536; }
.text { color: #336536; }
.border { border: 2px solid #336536; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 101 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #336536, #33654f); }

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Questions

What color is #336536?: #336536 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Jurassic Park. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #336536?: The RGB value is 51, 101, 54: 51 red, 101 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #336536?: The complementary color is #653362, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #336536?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and white text 6.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.