What color is #336765?

#336765 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Deep Pool Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #336765?

The RGB value is 51, 103, 101: 51 red, 103 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #336765?

The complementary color is #673335, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #336765?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#336765 color

#336765 rgb(51, 103, 101)

Shades of teal

The hex color #336765 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 40.4% green and 39.6% blue (51, 103, 101).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 34% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Deep Pool Teal (#366D68), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.42:1).

#336765 color codes

HEX	`#336765`
RGB	`rgb(51, 103, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 40.4%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 34%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 50%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 2%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.15, -17.89, -4.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.15, 18.38, 193.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.564, 11.343, 14.048)`
Decimal	`3368805`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #336765, 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 #336765	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#336765 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	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 #336765 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #336765; }
.text { color: #336765; }
.border { border: 2px solid #336765; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 103 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #336765, #334f67); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #336765?: #336765 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Deep Pool Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #336765?: The RGB value is 51, 103, 101: 51 red, 103 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #336765?: The complementary color is #673335, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #336765?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.