What color is #336B30?

#336B30 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Enchanted Glen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #336B30?

The RGB value is 51, 107, 48: 51 red, 107 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #336B30?

The complementary color is #68306B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #336B30?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.29:1 and white text 6.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#336B30 color

#336B30 rgb(51, 107, 48)

Shades of green

The hex color #336B30 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 42% green and 18.8% blue (51, 107, 48).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 38% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 0% magenta, 55% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Enchanted Glen (#166D29), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.39:1).

#336B30 color codes

HEX	`#336B30`
RGB	`rgb(51, 107, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 42%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 38%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 55%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 0%, 55%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.3, -31.54, 27.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.3, 41.7, 139.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.156, 11.432, 4.625)`
Decimal	`3369776`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #336B30, 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 #336B30	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#336B30 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	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 #336B30 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #336b30; }
.text { color: #336b30; }
.border { border: 2px solid #336b30; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 107 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #336b30, #306b4a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #336B30?: #336B30 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Enchanted Glen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #336B30?: The RGB value is 51, 107, 48: 51 red, 107 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #336B30?: The complementary color is #68306B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #336B30?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.29:1 and white text 6.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.