What color is #338C7B?

#338C7B is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Go Go Green. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #338C7B?

The RGB value is 51, 140, 123: 51 red, 140 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #338C7B?

The complementary color is #8C3344, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #338C7B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#338C7B color

#338C7B rgb(51, 140, 123)

Shades of teal

The hex color #338C7B is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 54.9% green and 48.2% blue (51, 140, 123).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 47% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 64% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Go Go Green (#008A7D), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.18:1).

#338C7B color codes

HEX	`#338C7B`
RGB	`rgb(51, 140, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 54.9%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 47%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 64%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(64%, 0%, 12%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.83, -30.63, 1.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.83, 30.66, 177.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.317, 20.889, 22.012)`
Decimal	`3378299`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #338C7B, 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 #338C7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#338C7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.18:1	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 #338C7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #338c7b; }
.text { color: #338c7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #338c7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 140 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #338c7b, #33718c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Cyan.

Questions

What color is #338C7B?: #338C7B is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Go Go Green. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #338C7B?: The RGB value is 51, 140, 123: 51 red, 140 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #338C7B?: The complementary color is #8C3344, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #338C7B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.