#339999 Color

#339999 is rgb(51, 153, 153) in RGB, hsl(180, 50%, 40%) in HSL, and about cmyk(67%, 0%, 0%, 40%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Viridian Green (#009698), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.56. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#339999

HEX#339999

RGBrgb(51, 153, 153)

HSLhsl(180, 50%, 40%)

HSVhsv(180, 67%, 60%)

CMYKcmyk(67%, 0%, 0%, 40%)

OKLCHoklch(62.6% 0.092 195.1)

LABlab(57.56% -29.91 -9.07)

LCHlch(57.56% 31.25 196.86)

What #339999 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 #339999, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Viridian Green#009698ΔE 4.56 Blue Lagoon#4C9C9CΔE 4.87 Dark Cyan#008B8BΔE 6.13 Teal Green#00827FΔE 9.22 Teal#008080ΔE 9.59 Cadet Blue#5F9EA0ΔE 9.85

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

#339999 Channel Values

How #339999 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 51 · G 153 · B 153	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 180° · S 50% · L 40%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 180° · S 67% · V 60%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 67% · M 0% · Y 0% · K 40%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.41:1 vs white · 6.16:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #339999 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.

Fails AAWhite text3.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text6.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #339999

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #339999; 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 #339999

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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How #339999 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#339999

Protanopia#8E8E99

Protanomaly#749299

Deuteranopia#82829B

Deuteranomaly#6B8C9A

Tritanopia#339999

Tritanomaly#339999

Achromatopsia#8B8B8B

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Using #339999 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-339999: #339999;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #339999;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-339999': '#339999' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.200, green: 0.600, blue: 0.600)

Android XML<color name="color_339999">#339999</color>

SVG fillfill="#339999"

More Teal Colors

#339999 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

33cccc 336666 33ccff 32acdc 33ffff 31ddcc 36747d 31c4bf 367588 317873 3898b7 30bfbf 4a646c 66ffff 8ae2ff add8e6 c6f1ef e2edee 004747 007d80 00b8db 053345 125069 1f3333

#339999 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #339999?

#339999 is a mid-tone teal — rgb(51, 153, 153) in RGB and hsl(180, 50%, 40%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Viridian Green (#009698), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.56.

What is the RGB value of #339999?

#339999 is rgb(51, 153, 153) — red 51, green 153, and blue 153 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #339999?

#339999 converts to approximately cmyk(67%, 0%, 0%, 40%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #339999 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #339999 scores 3.41:1 against white and 6.16:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #339999 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #339999 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 darkcyan (#008B8B) at a CIE76 distance of 6.13, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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