What color is #213616?

#213616 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 #213616?

The RGB value is 33, 54, 22: 33 red, 54 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #213616?

The complementary color is #2B1636, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #213616?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#213616 color

#213616 rgb(33, 54, 22)

Shades of green

The hex color #213616 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 21.2% green and 8.6% blue (33, 54, 22).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 42% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 59% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.09:1).

#213616 color codes

HEX	`#213616`
RGB	`rgb(33, 54, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 21.2%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 42%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 59%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 59%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.12, -15.59, 17.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.12, 23.35, 131.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.091, 3.02, 1.232)`
Decimal	`2176534`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #213616, 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 #213616	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#213616 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	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 #213616 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #213616; }
.text { color: #213616; }
.border { border: 2px solid #213616; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 54 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #213616, #16361b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #213616?: #213616 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 #213616?: The RGB value is 33, 54, 22: 33 red, 54 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #213616?: The complementary color is #2B1636, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #213616?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.