What color is #336F3A?

#336F3A is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Cucumber Queen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #336F3A?

The RGB value is 51, 111, 58: 51 red, 111 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #336F3A?

The complementary color is #6F3368, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #336F3A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and white text 6.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#336F3A color

#336F3A rgb(51, 111, 58)

Shades of green

The hex color #336F3A is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 43.5% green and 22.7% blue (51, 111, 58).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 37% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 0% magenta, 48% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Cucumber Queen (#3C773C), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.04:1).

#336F3A color codes

HEX	`#336F3A`
RGB	`rgb(51, 111, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 43.5%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 37%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 54%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 0%, 48%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.81, -31.78, 23.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.81, 39.61, 143.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.813, 12.378, 5.98)`
Decimal	`3370810`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #336F3A, 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 #336F3A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#336F3A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	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 #336F3A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #336f3a; }
.text { color: #336f3a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #336f3a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 111 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #336f3a, #336f58); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #336F3A?: #336F3A is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Cucumber Queen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #336F3A?: The RGB value is 51, 111, 58: 51 red, 111 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #336F3A?: The complementary color is #6F3368, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #336F3A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and white text 6.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.