What color is #33734F?

#33734F is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Parsley Sprig. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #33734F?

The RGB value is 51, 115, 79: 51 red, 115 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #33734F?

The complementary color is #733357, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #33734F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#33734F color

#33734F rgb(51, 115, 79)

Shades of green

The hex color #33734F is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 45.1% green and 31% blue (51, 115, 79).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 39% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Parsley Sprig (#3D7049), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.67:1).

#33734F color codes

HEX	`#33734F`
RGB	`rgb(51, 115, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 45.1%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 39%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 56%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 0%, 31%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.55, -29.57, 13.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.55, 32.66, 154.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.907, 13.529, 9.538)`
Decimal	`3371855`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #33734F, 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 #33734F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#33734F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	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 #33734F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #33734f; }
.text { color: #33734f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #33734f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 115 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #33734f, #33736f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Bottle Green.

Questions

What color is #33734F?: #33734F is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Parsley Sprig. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #33734F?: The RGB value is 51, 115, 79: 51 red, 115 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #33734F?: The complementary color is #733357, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #33734F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.