What color is #339911?

#339911 is a dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Sacro Bosco. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #339911?

The RGB value is 51, 153, 17: 51 red, 153 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #339911?

The complementary color is #771199, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #339911?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#339911 color

#339911 rgb(51, 153, 17)

Shades of green

The hex color #339911 is a dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 60% green and 6.7% blue (51, 153, 17).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 80% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 0% magenta, 89% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Sacro Bosco (#229911), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.71:1).

#339911 color codes

HEX	`#339911`
RGB	`rgb(51, 153, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 60%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 80%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 89%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 0%, 89%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.61, -51.99, 54.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.61, 75.59, 133.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.857, 23.525, 4.394)`
Decimal	`3381521`
Short hex	`#391`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #339911, 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 #339911	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#339911 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.71:1	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 #339911 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #339911; }
.text { color: #339911; }
.border { border: 2px solid #339911; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 153 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #339911, #119933); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Basil.

Questions

What color is #339911?: #339911 is a dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Sacro Bosco. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #339911?: The RGB value is 51, 153, 17: 51 red, 153 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #339911?: The complementary color is #771199, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #339911?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.