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#33832A Color

#33832A is rgb(51, 131, 42) in RGB, hsl(114, 51%, 34%) in HSL, and about cmyk(61%, 0%, 68%, 49%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is May Green (#4C9141), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.98. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#33832A
HEX#33832A
RGBrgb(51, 131, 42)
HSLhsl(114, 51%, 34%)
HSVhsv(114, 68%, 51%)
CMYKcmyk(61%, 0%, 68%, 49%)
OKLCHoklch(54.1% 0.147 141.7)
LABlab(48.45% -38.90 38.78)
LCHlch(48.45% 54.93 135.08)

What #33832A 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 #33832A, 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.

#33832A Channel Values

How #33832A 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 131 · B 428-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 114° · S 51% · L 34%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 114° · S 68% · V 51%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 61% · M 0% · Y 68% · K 49%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.75:1 vs white · 4.42:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #33832A 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 text4.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #33832A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #33832A; 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 #33832A

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 #33832A.

How #33832A 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#33832A
Protanopia#7A7A2B
Protanomaly#657E2B
Deuteranopia#70702F
Deuteranomaly#5E782D
Tritanopia#457C7C
Tritanomaly#3E7F65
Achromatopsia#737373

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #33832A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-33832a: #33832A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #33832A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-33832a': '#33832A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.200, green: 0.514, blue: 0.165)
Android XML<color name="color_33832a">#33832A</color>
SVG fillfill="#33832A"

More Green Colors

#33832A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#33832A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #33832A?

#33832A is a dark green — rgb(51, 131, 42) in RGB and hsl(114, 51%, 34%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is May Green (#4C9141), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.98.

What is the RGB value of #33832A?

#33832A is rgb(51, 131, 42) — red 51, green 131, and blue 42 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #33832A?

#33832A converts to approximately cmyk(61%, 0%, 68%, 49%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #33832A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #33832A scores 4.75:1 against white and 4.42:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #33832A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #33832A 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 forestgreen (#228B22) at a CIE76 distance of 8.88, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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