What color is #33795D?

#33795D is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Greasy Greens. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #33795D?

The RGB value is 51, 121, 93: 51 red, 121 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #33795D?

The complementary color is #79334F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #33795D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#33795D color

#33795D rgb(51, 121, 93)

Shades of green

The hex color #33795D is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 47.5% green and 36.5% blue (51, 121, 93).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 41% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Greasy Greens (#117755), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.21:1).

#33795D color codes

HEX	`#33795D`
RGB	`rgb(51, 121, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 47.5%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 41%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 58%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 0%, 23%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.86, -29.22, 8.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.86, 30.53, 163.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.177, 15.168, 12.745)`
Decimal	`3373405`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #33795D, 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 #33795D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#33795D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	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 #33795D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #33795d; }
.text { color: #33795d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #33795d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 121 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #33795d, #337279); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Bottle Green.

Questions

What color is #33795D?: #33795D is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Greasy Greens. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #33795D?: The RGB value is 51, 121, 93: 51 red, 121 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #33795D?: The complementary color is #79334F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #33795D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.