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#336912 Color

#336912 is rgb(51, 105, 18) in RGB, hsl(97, 71%, 24%) in HSL, and about cmyk(51%, 0%, 83%, 59%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Royal Green (#136207), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.12. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#336912
HEX#336912
RGBrgb(51, 105, 18)
HSLhsl(97, 71%, 24%)
HSVhsv(97, 83%, 41%)
CMYKcmyk(51%, 0%, 83%, 59%)
OKLCHoklch(46.6% 0.129 136.6)
LABlab(39.41% -30.56 39.15)
LCHlch(39.41% 49.66 127.97)

What #336912 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 #336912, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Royal Green#136207ΔE 7.12Lincoln Green#195905ΔE 7.48Metallic Green#296E01ΔE 7.68Sap Green#507D2AΔE 9.04Dark Green#006400ΔE 9.99Pakistan Green#006600ΔE 10.42

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

#336912 Channel Values

How #336912 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 105 · B 188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 97° · S 71% · L 24%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 97° · S 83% · V 41%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 51% · M 0% · Y 83% · K 59%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.62:1 vs white · 3.17:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #336912 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 text6.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #336912 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #336912

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #336912; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#336912
Complementary
#471269
Analogous
#5F6912
Analogous
#12691C
Triadic
#123369
Triadic
#691233
Split comp.
#1C1269
Split comp.
#69125F

Tints & Shades of #336912

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.

Tints

#4A991A
#60C421
#7CDE3F
#9AE66B
#BBEE9B
#D8F5C6

Shades

#2D5C10
#264E0D
#20410B
#1C390A
#152C07
#0F1F05

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #336912.

How #336912 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#336912
Protanopia#626213
Protanomaly#536513
Deuteranopia#5B5B18
Deuteranomaly#4E6116
Tritanopia#3F6363
Tritanomaly#3B654E
Achromatopsia#5D5D5D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #336912 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-336912: #336912;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #336912;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-336912': '#336912' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.200, green: 0.412, blue: 0.071)
Android XML<color name="color_336912">#336912</color>
SVG fillfill="#336912"

More Green Colors

#336912 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#336912 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #336912?

#336912 is a dark green — rgb(51, 105, 18) in RGB and hsl(97, 71%, 24%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Royal Green (#136207), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.12.

What is the RGB value of #336912?

#336912 is rgb(51, 105, 18) — red 51, green 105, and blue 18 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #336912?

#336912 converts to approximately cmyk(51%, 0%, 83%, 59%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #336912 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #336912 scores 6.62:1 against white and 3.17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #336912 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #336912 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 darkgreen (#006400) at a CIE76 distance of 9.99, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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