What color is #33655F?

#33655F is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Verdant Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #33655F?

The RGB value is 51, 101, 95: 51 red, 101 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #33655F?

The complementary color is #653339, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #33655F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#33655F color

#33655F rgb(51, 101, 95)

Shades of teal

The hex color #33655F is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 39.6% green and 37.3% blue (51, 101, 95).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 33% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Forest (#28615D), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.63:1).

#33655F color codes

HEX	`#33655F`
RGB	`rgb(51, 101, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 39.6%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 33%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 50%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 6%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.3, -18.5, -1.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.3, 18.59, 185.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.084, 10.837, 12.49)`
Decimal	`3368287`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #33655F, 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 #33655F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#33655F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	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 #33655F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #33655f; }
.text { color: #33655f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #33655f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 101 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #33655f, #335265); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #33655F?: #33655F is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Verdant Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #33655F?: The RGB value is 51, 101, 95: 51 red, 101 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #33655F?: The complementary color is #653339, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #33655F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.