What color is #213008?

#213008 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #213008?

The RGB value is 33, 48, 8: 33 red, 48 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #213008?

The complementary color is #170830, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #213008?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#213008 color

#213008 rgb(33, 48, 8)

Shades of green

The hex color #213008 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 18.8% green and 3.1% blue (33, 48, 8).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 71% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 83% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.08:1).

#213008 color codes

HEX	`#213008`
RGB	`rgb(33, 48, 8)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 18.8%, 3.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 71%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 83%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 83%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.71, -13.84, 21.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.71, 25.8, 122.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.728, 2.455, 0.612)`
Decimal	`2174984`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #213008, 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 #213008	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#213008 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	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 #213008 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #213008; }
.text { color: #213008; }
.border { border: 2px solid #213008; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 48 8 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #213008, #0d3008); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #213008?: #213008 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #213008?: The RGB value is 33, 48, 8: 33 red, 48 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #213008?: The complementary color is #170830, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #213008?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.