What color is #213117?

#213117 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #213117?

The RGB value is 33, 49, 23: 33 red, 49 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #213117?

The complementary color is #271731, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #213117?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#213117 color

#213117 rgb(33, 49, 23)

Shades of green

The hex color #213117 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 19.2% green and 9% blue (33, 49, 23).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 36% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 53% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.85:1).

#213117 color codes

HEX	`#213117`
RGB	`rgb(33, 49, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 19.2%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 36%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 53%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 53%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.28, -12.55, 14.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.28, 19.17, 130.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.88, 2.582, 1.21)`
Decimal	`2175255`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #213117, 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 #213117	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#213117 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	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 #213117 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #213117; }
.text { color: #213117; }
.border { border: 2px solid #213117; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 49 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #213117, #17311a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #213117?: #213117 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #213117?: The RGB value is 33, 49, 23: 33 red, 49 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #213117?: The complementary color is #271731, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #213117?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.