What color is #213222?

#213222 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #213222?

The RGB value is 33, 50, 34: 33 red, 50 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #213222?

The complementary color is #322131, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #213222?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#213222 color

#213222 rgb(33, 50, 34)

Shades of green

The hex color #213222 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 19.6% green and 13.3% blue (33, 50, 34).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 20% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.6:1).

#213222 color codes

HEX	`#213222`
RGB	`rgb(33, 50, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 19.6%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 20%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 34%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 32%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.89, -11.04, 8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.89, 13.64, 144.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.056, 2.72, 1.93)`
Decimal	`2175522`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #213222, 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 #213222	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#213222 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	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 #213222 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #213222; }
.text { color: #213222; }
.border { border: 2px solid #213222; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 50 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #213222, #21322a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #213222?: #213222 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #213222?: The RGB value is 33, 50, 34: 33 red, 50 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #213222?: The complementary color is #322131, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #213222?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.