What color is #336755?

#336755 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Terrestrial. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #336755?

The RGB value is 51, 103, 85: 51 red, 103 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #336755?

The complementary color is #673345, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #336755?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#336755 color

#336755 rgb(51, 103, 85)

Shades of green

The hex color #336755 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 40.4% green and 33.3% blue (51, 103, 85).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 34% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Terrestrial (#276757), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.54:1).

#336755 color codes

HEX	`#336755`
RGB	`rgb(51, 103, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 40.4%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 34%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 50%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 17%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.68, -22.22, 4.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.68, 22.74, 167.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.854, 11.06, 10.313)`
Decimal	`3368789`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #336755, 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 #336755	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#336755 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	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 #336755 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #336755; }
.text { color: #336755; }
.border { border: 2px solid #336755; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 103 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #336755, #335f67); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Bottle Green.

Questions

What color is #336755?: #336755 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Terrestrial. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #336755?: The RGB value is 51, 103, 85: 51 red, 103 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #336755?: The complementary color is #673345, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #336755?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.