What color is #33847C?

#33847C is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Whispers. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #33847C?

The RGB value is 51, 132, 124: 51 red, 132 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #33847C?

The complementary color is #84333B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #33847C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#33847C color

#33847C rgb(51, 132, 124)

Shades of teal

The hex color #33847C is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 51.8% green and 48.6% blue (51, 132, 124).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 44% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Whispers (#2B8478), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.73:1).

#33847C color codes

HEX	`#33847C`
RGB	`rgb(51, 132, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 51.8%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 44%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 61%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 0%, 6%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.29, -26.45, -3.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.29, 26.62, 186.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.253, 18.66, 21.968)`
Decimal	`3376252`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #33847C, 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 #33847C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#33847C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	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 #33847C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #33847c; }
.text { color: #33847c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #33847c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 132 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #33847c, #336484); }

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Questions

What color is #33847C?: #33847C is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Whispers. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #33847C?: The RGB value is 51, 132, 124: 51 red, 132 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #33847C?: The complementary color is #84333B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #33847C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.