What color is #336848?

#336848 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 #336848?

The RGB value is 51, 104, 72: 51 red, 104 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #336848?

The complementary color is #683353, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #336848?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#336848 color

#336848 rgb(51, 104, 72)

Shades of green

The hex color #336848 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 40.8% green and 28.2% blue (51, 104, 72).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 34% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Forest Serenade (#336644), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.53:1).

#336848 color codes

HEX	`#336848`
RGB	`rgb(51, 104, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 40.8%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 34%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 51%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 0%, 31%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.7, -25.78, 12.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.7, 28.74, 153.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.485, 11.072, 7.872)`
Decimal	`3369032`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #336848, 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 #336848	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#336848 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.53:1	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 #336848 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #336848; }
.text { color: #336848; }
.border { border: 2px solid #336848; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 104 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #336848, #336863); }

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Questions

What color is #336848?: #336848 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 #336848?: The RGB value is 51, 104, 72: 51 red, 104 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #336848?: The complementary color is #683353, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #336848?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.