#33CC33 Color

#33CC33 is rgb(51, 204, 51) in RGB, hsl(120, 60%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(75%, 0%, 75%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lime Green (#32CD32), indistinguishable to the eye at ΔE 0.82. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#33CC33

HEX#33CC33

RGBrgb(51, 204, 51)

HSLhsl(120, 60%, 50%)

HSVhsv(120, 75%, 80%)

CMYKcmyk(75%, 0%, 75%, 20%)

OKLCHoklch(73.9% 0.227 142.9)

LABlab(72.38% -61.38 59.47)

LCHlch(72.38% 85.46 135.91)

What #33CC33 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 #33CC33, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lime Green#32CD32ΔE 0.82 Vivid Malachite#00CC33ΔE 4.19 SGBUS Green#55DD33ΔE 8.75 Dark Pastel Green#03C03CΔE 8.81 Malachite#0BDA51ΔE 9.72 Kelly Green#4CBB17ΔE 10.68

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

#33CC33 Channel Values

How #33CC33 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 204 · B 51	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 120° · S 60% · L 50%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 120° · S 75% · V 80%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 75% · M 0% · Y 75% · K 20%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.14:1 vs white · 9.83:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #33CC33 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 text2.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text9.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #33CC33 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #33CC33

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #33CC33; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #33CC33

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #33CC33.

How #33CC33 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#33CC33

Protanopia#BDBD35

Protanomaly#99C334

Deuteranopia#ACAC3F

Deuteranomaly#8CBA3A

Tritanopia#5BC1C1

Tritanomaly#4EC59C

Achromatopsia#B1B1B1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #33CC33 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-33cc33: #33CC33;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #33CC33;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-33cc33': '#33CC33' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.200, green: 0.800, blue: 0.200)

Android XML<color name="color_33cc33">#33CC33</color>

SVG fillfill="#33CC33"

More Green Colors

#33CC33 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

33cc66 33cc00 33cc99 339966 33ff00 339933 33ff33 339900 33ff66 336633 33ff99 336600 44d7a8 5e8c31 71d09a 90ee90 a3e1cc bbf451 d1ffe8 f0fdfa 00755e 00cc33 0a3e0a 1c5435

#33CC33 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #33CC33?

#33CC33 is a mid-tone green — rgb(51, 204, 51) in RGB and hsl(120, 60%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lime Green (#32CD32), which is indistinguishable to the eye at a CIE76 distance of 0.82.

What is the RGB value of #33CC33?

#33CC33 is rgb(51, 204, 51) — red 51, green 204, and blue 51 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #33CC33?

#33CC33 converts to approximately cmyk(75%, 0%, 75%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #33CC33 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #33CC33 scores 2.14:1 against white and 9.83:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #33CC33 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #33CC33 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 limegreen (#32CD32) at a CIE76 distance of 0.82, which is indistinguishable to the eye.

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