Color

#33392C

Dark muted warm green. Nearest reference color: Black olive.

color HEX #33392C on paletico.com

RGB

0–255
51
57
44

CMYK

0–100%
10.53%
0%
22.81%
77.65%

RGB describes how #33392C is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 51, green 57 and blue 44.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 10.53%, magenta 0%, yellow 22.81% and black 77.65%.

HSL values

H 87.69° S 12.87% L 19.8%

In the HSL color model, #33392C has a hue of 87.69°, 12.87% saturation and 19.8% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Hue 87.69°
Saturation 12.87%
Lightness 19.8%

Color insight

#33392C is a dark, warm green with muted chroma.

Temperature
Warm
Lightness
Dark
Chroma
Muted

Color formats

Copy #33392C in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #33392C
RGB rgb(51, 57, 44)
HSL hsl(87.69 12.87% 19.8%)
OKLCH oklch(0.334591 0.023592 127.8109)
CSS --color: #33392C;

Tints of #33392C

Tints are lighter variations of #33392C. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

Shades of #33392C

Shades are darker variations of #33392C. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

Tones of #33392C

Tones reduce the chroma of #33392C, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

Tonal range of #33392C

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #33392C between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #EAF2E1;
    --color-200: #B8C0B0;
    --color-300: #899081;
    --color-400: #5C6355;
    --color-500: #33392C;
    --color-600: #262B1F;
    --color-700: #191E12;
    --color-800: #0D1207;
    --color-900: #040701;
}

Colors that go with #33392C

Color harmonies for #33392C are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

CSS gradients with #33392C

These gradients show how #33392C moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #33392C, #61665B, #92968E, #C7C9C5, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #33392C, #1F241A, #0D100A, #020201, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #33392C, #3C3629, #42322D, #413137, #3A3340);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #33392C. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text
11.92:1
AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Pass
Black text
1.76:1
AA normal Fail AA large Fail AAA normal Fail

Recommended text color: #FFFFFF . Relative luminance: 0.0381 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #33392C as the background.

background-color: #33392C;
color: #FFFFFF;

Using #33392C in design

See how #33392C works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background
Paletico Color in context

#33392C used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent
Accent color

Use #33392C to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action
Tonal pair
#B8C0B0
#33392C
#0D1207

Colors similar to #33392C

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #33392C, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #33392C may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #33392C can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X
3.2829
Y
3.8119
Z
2.9452

CIELAB

L*
23.0396
a*
-5.4404
b*
7.2732

OKLab

L
0.334591
a
-0.014463
b
0.018638

OKLCH

L
0.334591
C
0.023592
H
127.8109°