What color is #336863?

#336863 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Deep Pool Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #336863?

The RGB value is 51, 104, 99: 51 red, 104 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #336863?

The complementary color is #683338, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #336863?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#336863 color

#336863 rgb(51, 104, 99)

Shades of teal

The hex color #336863 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 40.8% green and 38.8% blue (51, 104, 99).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 34% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Deep Pool Teal (#366D68), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.36:1).

#336863 color codes

HEX	`#336863`
RGB	`rgb(51, 104, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 40.8%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 34%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 51%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 0%, 5%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.42, -19, -2.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.42, 19.18, 187.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.567, 11.505, 13.571)`
Decimal	`3369059`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #336863, 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 #336863	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#336863 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	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 #336863 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #336863; }
.text { color: #336863; }
.border { border: 2px solid #336863; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 104 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #336863, #335268); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #336863?: #336863 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Deep Pool Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #336863?: The RGB value is 51, 104, 99: 51 red, 104 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #336863?: The complementary color is #683338, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #336863?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.