What color is #213530?

#213530 is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #213530?

The RGB value is 33, 53, 48: 33 red, 53 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #213530?

The complementary color is #352126, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #213530?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#213530 color

#213530 rgb(33, 53, 48)

Shades of gray

The hex color #213530 is a very dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 20.8% green and 18.8% blue (33, 53, 48).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 23% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.99:1).

#213530 color codes

HEX	`#213530`
RGB	`rgb(33, 53, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 20.8%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 23%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 38%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 9%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.37, -9.41, 0.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.37, 9.43, 176.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.434, 3.083, 3.263)`
Decimal	`2176304`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #213530, 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 #213530	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#213530 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	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 #213530 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #213530; }
.text { color: #213530; }
.border { border: 2px solid #213530; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 53 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #213530, #213035); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #213530?: #213530 is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #213530?: The RGB value is 33, 53, 48: 33 red, 53 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #213530?: The complementary color is #352126, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #213530?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.