What color is #336549?

#336549 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 #336549?

The RGB value is 51, 101, 73: 51 red, 101 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #336549?

The complementary color is #65334F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #336549?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#336549 color

#336549 rgb(51, 101, 73)

Shades of green

The hex color #336549 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 39.6% green and 28.6% blue (51, 101, 73).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 33% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Forest Serenade (#336644), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.78:1).

#336549 color codes

HEX	`#336549`
RGB	`rgb(51, 101, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 39.6%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 33%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 50%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 28%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.71, -24.06, 10.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.71, 26.35, 155.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.221, 10.492, 7.947)`
Decimal	`3368265`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #336549, 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 #336549	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#336549 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	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 #336549 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #336549; }
.text { color: #336549; }
.border { border: 2px solid #336549; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 101 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #336549, #336562); }

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Questions

What color is #336549?: #336549 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 #336549?: The RGB value is 51, 101, 73: 51 red, 101 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #336549?: The complementary color is #65334F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #336549?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.