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#33A371 Color

#33A371 is rgb(51, 163, 113) in RGB, hsl(153, 52%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(69%, 0%, 31%, 36%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green (NCS) (#009F6B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.14. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#33A371
HEX#33A371
RGBrgb(51, 163, 113)
HSLhsl(153, 52%, 42%)
HSVhsv(153, 69%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(69%, 0%, 31%, 36%)
OKLCHoklch(64% 0.126 159.9)
LABlab(59.88% -41.79 16.55)
LCHlch(59.88% 44.95 158.39)

What #33A371 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 #33A371, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Green (NCS)#009F6BΔE 5.14Brilliant Green 1621#009966ΔE 5.46Green (Crayola)#1CAC78ΔE 5.76Green (Munsell)#00A877ΔE 6.04Shamrock Green#009E60ΔE 8.71Jungle Green#29AB87ΔE 8.75

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

#33A371 Channel Values

How #33A371 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 163 · B 1138-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 153° · S 52% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 153° · S 69% · V 64%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 69% · M 0% · Y 31% · K 36%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.17:1 vs white · 6.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #33A371 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 text3.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #33A371 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #33A371

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #33A371; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#33A371
Complementary
#A33366
Analogous
#33A339
Analogous
#339DA3
Triadic
#7133A3
Triadic
#A37133
Split comp.
#A3339D
Split comp.
#A33933

Tints & Shades of #33A371

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

#3DC286
#5CCC99
#7BD5AD
#9ADFC0
#B9E9D3
#D8F3E7

Shades

#2D8F63
#267853
#206546
#184E36
#123A28
#0B2318

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #33A371.

How #33A371 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#33A371
Protanopia#979771
Protanomaly#7B9C71
Deuteranopia#8A8A74
Deuteranomaly#729573
Tritanopia#459E9E
Tritanomaly#3EA08E
Achromatopsia#909090

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #33A371 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-33a371: #33A371;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #33A371;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-33a371': '#33A371' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.200, green: 0.639, blue: 0.443)
Android XML<color name="color_33a371">#33A371</color>
SVG fillfill="#33A371"

More Green Colors

#33A371 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#33A371 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #33A371?

#33A371 is a mid-tone green — rgb(51, 163, 113) in RGB and hsl(153, 52%, 42%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green (NCS) (#009F6B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.14.

What is the RGB value of #33A371?

#33A371 is rgb(51, 163, 113) — red 51, green 163, and blue 113 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #33A371?

#33A371 converts to approximately cmyk(69%, 0%, 31%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #33A371 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #33A371 scores 3.17:1 against white and 6.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #33A371 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #33A371 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 seagreen (#2E8B57) at a CIE76 distance of 9.75, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.