What color is #213421?

#213421 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 #213421?

The RGB value is 33, 52, 33: 33 red, 52 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #213421?

The complementary color is #342134, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #213421?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#213421 color

#213421 rgb(33, 52, 33)

Shades of green

The hex color #213421 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 20.4% green and 12.9% blue (33, 52, 33).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 22% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 5.5 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.31:1).

#213421 color codes

HEX	`#213421`
RGB	`rgb(33, 52, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 20.4%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 22%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 37%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 37%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.59, -12.46, 9.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.59, 15.76, 142.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.13, 2.889, 1.884)`
Decimal	`2176033`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #213421, 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 #213421	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#213421 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	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 #213421 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #213421; }
.text { color: #213421; }
.border { border: 2px solid #213421; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 52 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #213421, #21342b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #213421?: #213421 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 #213421?: The RGB value is 33, 52, 33: 33 red, 52 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #213421?: The complementary color is #342134, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #213421?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.