What color is #21C40E?

#21C40E is a vivid green known as Crude Banana. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Crude Banana?

The RGB value is 33, 196, 14: 33 red, 196 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Crude Banana?

The complementary color is #B10EC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #21C40E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.97:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Crude Banana color: hex code #21C40E

#21C40E rgb(33, 196, 14)

Shades of green

Crude Banana has the hex code #21C40E. It is a vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 76.9% green and 5.5% blue (33, 196, 14).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 87% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 83% cyan, 0% magenta, 93% yellow and 23% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.97:1).

Crude Banana (#21C40E) color codes

HEX	`#21C40E`
RGB	`rgb(33, 196, 14)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 76.9%, 5.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 87%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 93%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(83%, 0%, 93%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.35, -68.3, 66.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.35, 95.63, 135.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.445, 39.832, 7.026)`
Decimal	`2212878`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Crude Banana, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #21C40E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#21C40E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #21C40E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #21c40e; }
.text { color: #21c40e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #21c40e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 196 14 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #21c40e, #0ec456); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lime Green.

See #21C40E on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #21C40E?: #21C40E is a vivid green known as Crude Banana. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Crude Banana?: The RGB value is 33, 196, 14: 33 red, 196 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Crude Banana?: The complementary color is #B10EC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #21C40E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.97:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.