What color is #213226?

#213226 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #213226?

The RGB value is 33, 50, 38: 33 red, 50 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #213226?

The complementary color is #32212D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #213226?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#213226 color

#213226 rgb(33, 50, 38)

Shades of black

The hex color #213226 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 19.6% green and 14.9% blue (33, 50, 38).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 20% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 5.7 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.56:1).

#213226 color codes

HEX	`#213226`
RGB	`rgb(33, 50, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 19.6%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 20%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 34%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 24%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.99, -10.13, 5.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.99, 11.49, 151.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.118, 2.744, 2.251)`
Decimal	`2175526`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #213226, 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 #213226	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#213226 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	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 #213226 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #213226; }
.text { color: #213226; }
.border { border: 2px solid #213226; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 50 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #213226, #21322e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #213226?: #213226 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #213226?: The RGB value is 33, 50, 38: 33 red, 50 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #213226?: The complementary color is #32212D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #213226?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.