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#33741B Color

#33741B is rgb(51, 116, 27) in RGB, hsl(104, 62%, 28%) in HSL, and about cmyk(56%, 0%, 77%, 55%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Metallic Green (#296E01), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.68. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#33741B
HEX#33741B
RGBrgb(51, 116, 27)
HSLhsl(104, 62%, 28%)
HSVhsv(104, 77%, 45%)
CMYKcmyk(56%, 0%, 77%, 55%)
OKLCHoklch(49.8% 0.138 138.8)
LABlab(43.25% -34.37 39.60)
LCHlch(43.25% 52.43 130.96)

What #33741B 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 #33741B, 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 green in the library.

#33741B Channel Values

How #33741B 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 116 · B 278-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 104° · S 62% · L 28%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 104° · S 77% · V 45%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 56% · M 0% · Y 77% · K 55%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.75:1 vs white · 3.65:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #33741B 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 text5.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #33741B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #33741B; 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 #33741B

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #33741B.

How #33741B 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#33741B
Protanopia#6C6C1C
Protanomaly#5B6F1C
Deuteranopia#646421
Deuteranomaly#556B1E
Tritanopia#426D6D
Tritanomaly#3C7058
Achromatopsia#666666

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #33741B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-33741b: #33741B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #33741B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-33741b': '#33741B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.200, green: 0.455, blue: 0.106)
Android XML<color name="color_33741b">#33741B</color>
SVG fillfill="#33741B"

More Green Colors

#33741B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#33741B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #33741B?

#33741B is a dark green — rgb(51, 116, 27) in RGB and hsl(104, 62%, 28%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Metallic Green (#296E01), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.68.

What is the RGB value of #33741B?

#33741B is rgb(51, 116, 27) — red 51, green 116, and blue 27 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #33741B?

#33741B converts to approximately cmyk(56%, 0%, 77%, 55%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #33741B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #33741B scores 5.75:1 against white and 3.65:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #33741B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #33741B 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 8.99, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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