What color is #336D61?

#336D61 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Nordic Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #336D61?

The RGB value is 51, 109, 97: 51 red, 109 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #336D61?

The complementary color is #6D333F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #336D61?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#336D61 color

#336D61 rgb(51, 109, 97)

Shades of teal

The hex color #336D61 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 42.7% green and 38% blue (51, 109, 97).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 36% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Nordic Forest (#317362), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6:1).

#336D61 color codes

HEX	`#336D61`
RGB	`rgb(51, 109, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 42.7%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 36%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 53%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 0%, 11%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.01, -22.2, 0.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.01, 22.22, 177.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.991, 12.503, 13.247)`
Decimal	`3370337`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #336D61, 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 #336D61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#336D61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	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 #336D61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #336d61; }
.text { color: #336d61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #336d61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 109 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #336d61, #335c6d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #336D61?: #336D61 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Nordic Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #336D61?: The RGB value is 51, 109, 97: 51 red, 109 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #336D61?: The complementary color is #6D333F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #336D61?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.