What color is #366600?

#366600 is a dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Forest Empress. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #366600?

The RGB value is 54, 102, 0: 54 red, 102 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #366600?

The complementary color is #300066, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #366600?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and white text 6.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#366600 color

#366600 rgb(54, 102, 0)

Shades of green

The hex color #366600 is a dark, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 40% green and 0% blue (54, 102, 0).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 100% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Forest Empress (#3D7016), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.87:1).

#366600 color codes

HEX	`#366600`
RGB	`rgb(54, 102, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 40%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 100%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 100%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 100%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.35, -32.22, 44.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.35, 54.67, 126.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.273, 10.287, 1.655)`
Decimal	`3565056`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #366600, 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 #366600	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#366600 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	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 #366600 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #366600; }
.text { color: #366600; }
.border { border: 2px solid #366600; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 102 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #366600, #036600); }

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Questions

What color is #366600?: #366600 is a dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Forest Empress. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #366600?: The RGB value is 54, 102, 0: 54 red, 102 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #366600?: The complementary color is #300066, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #366600?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and white text 6.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.