What color is #212E19?

#212E19 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #212E19?

The RGB value is 33, 46, 25: 33 red, 46 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #212E19?

The complementary color is #26192E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #212E19?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#212E19 color

#212E19 rgb(33, 46, 25)

Shades of green

The hex color #212E19 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 18% green and 9.8% blue (33, 46, 25).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 30% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.29:1).

#212E19 color codes

HEX	`#212E19`
RGB	`rgb(33, 46, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 18%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 30%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 46%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 46%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.21, -10.39, 11.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.21, 15.73, 131.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.78, 2.347, 1.279)`
Decimal	`2174489`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #212E19, 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 #212E19	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#212E19 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #212E19 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #212e19; }
.text { color: #212e19; }
.border { border: 2px solid #212e19; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 46 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #212e19, #192e1b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #212E19?: #212E19 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #212E19?: The RGB value is 33, 46, 25: 33 red, 46 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #212E19?: The complementary color is #26192E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #212E19?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.