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#335F70 Color

#335F70 is rgb(51, 95, 112) in RGB, hsl(197, 37%, 32%) in HSL, and about cmyk(54%, 15%, 0%, 56%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Deep Space Sparkle (#4A646C), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.16. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#335F70
HEX#335F70
RGBrgb(51, 95, 112)
HSLhsl(197, 37%, 32%)
HSVhsv(197, 54%, 44%)
CMYKcmyk(54%, 15%, 0%, 56%)
OKLCHoklch(46.1% 0.056 225.2)
LABlab(37.70% -11.88 -14.67)
LCHlch(37.70% 18.88 231.00)

What #335F70 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #335F70, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#335F70 Channel Values

How #335F70 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 51 · G 95 · B 1128-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 197° · S 37% · L 32%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 197° · S 54% · V 44%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 54% · M 15% · Y 0% · K 56%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.97:1 vs white · 3.01:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #335F70 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text6.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #335F70

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #335F70; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #335F70

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #335F70.

How #335F70 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#335F70
Protanopia#595970
Protanomaly#4D5C70
Deuteranopia#535371
Deuteranomaly#495870
Tritanopia#2E6161
Tritanomaly#306068
Achromatopsia#595959

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #335F70 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-335f70: #335F70;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #335F70;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-335f70': '#335F70' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.200, green: 0.373, blue: 0.439)
Android XML<color name="color_335f70">#335F70</color>
SVG fillfill="#335F70"

More Teal Colors

#335F70 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#335F70 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #335F70?

#335F70 is a dark teal — rgb(51, 95, 112) in RGB and hsl(197, 37%, 32%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Deep Space Sparkle (#4A646C), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.16.

What is the RGB value of #335F70?

#335F70 is rgb(51, 95, 112) — red 51, green 95, and blue 112 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #335F70?

#335F70 converts to approximately cmyk(54%, 15%, 0%, 56%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #335F70 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #335F70 scores 6.97:1 against white and 3.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #335F70 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #335F70 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 12.59, which is visibly different.

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