What color is #33FF66?

#33FF66 is a vivid green, closest to the named color Cathode Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #33FF66?

The RGB value is 51, 255, 102: 51 red, 255 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #33FF66?

The complementary color is #FF33CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #33FF66?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.64:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#33FF66 color

#33FF66 rgb(51, 255, 102)

Shades of green

The hex color #33FF66 is a vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 100% green and 40% blue (51, 255, 102).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 100% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 80% cyan, 0% magenta, 60% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Cathode Green (#00FF55), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.64:1).

#33FF66 color codes

HEX	`#33FF66`
RGB	`rgb(51, 255, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 100%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 100%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 80%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(80%, 0%, 60%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.53, -77.38, 58.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.53, 96.95, 142.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.52, 73.178, 24.61)`
Decimal	`3407718`
Short hex	`#3F6`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #33FF66, 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 #33FF66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#33FF66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.64:1	Pass	Pass	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 #33FF66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #33ff66; }
.text { color: #33ff66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #33ff66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 255 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #33ff66, #33ffcc); }

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Questions

What color is #33FF66?: #33FF66 is a vivid green, closest to the named color Cathode Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #33FF66?: The RGB value is 51, 255, 102: 51 red, 255 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #33FF66?: The complementary color is #FF33CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #33FF66?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.64:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.