What color is #336B4E?

#336B4E is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Toad King. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #336B4E?

The RGB value is 51, 107, 78: 51 red, 107 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #336B4E?

The complementary color is #6B3350, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #336B4E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.35:1 and white text 6.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#336B4E color

#336B4E rgb(51, 107, 78)

Shades of green

The hex color #336B4E is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 42% green and 30.6% blue (51, 107, 78).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 35% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Toad King (#3D6C54), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.26:1).

#336B4E color codes

HEX	`#336B4E`
RGB	`rgb(51, 107, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 42%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 35%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 52%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 0%, 27%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.85, -25.93, 10.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.85, 28.05, 157.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.997, 11.769, 9.056)`
Decimal	`3369806`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #336B4E, 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 #336B4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#336B4E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	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 #336B4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #336b4e; }
.text { color: #336b4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #336b4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 107 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #336b4e, #336b6a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #336B4E?: #336B4E is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Toad King. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #336B4E?: The RGB value is 51, 107, 78: 51 red, 107 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #336B4E?: The complementary color is #6B3350, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #336B4E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.35:1 and white text 6.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.