What color is #213516?

#213516 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 #213516?

The RGB value is 33, 53, 22: 33 red, 53 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #213516?

The complementary color is #2A1635, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #213516?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#213516 color

#213516 rgb(33, 53, 22)

Shades of green

The hex color #213516 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 20.8% green and 8.6% blue (33, 53, 22).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 41% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 58% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.25:1).

#213516 color codes

HEX	`#213516`
RGB	`rgb(33, 53, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 20.8%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 41%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 58%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 58%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.75, -15.03, 16.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.75, 22.64, 131.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.045, 2.927, 1.216)`
Decimal	`2176278`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #213516, 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 #213516	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#213516 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	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 #213516 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #213516; }
.text { color: #213516; }
.border { border: 2px solid #213516; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 53 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #213516, #16351a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #213516?: #213516 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 #213516?: The RGB value is 33, 53, 22: 33 red, 53 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #213516?: The complementary color is #2A1635, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #213516?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.