What color is #213714?

#213714 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 #213714?

The RGB value is 33, 55, 20: 33 red, 55 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #213714?

The complementary color is #2A1437, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #213714?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#213714 color

#213714 rgb(33, 55, 20)

Shades of green

The hex color #213714 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 21.6% green and 7.8% blue (33, 55, 20).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 47% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 64% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.95:1).

#213714 color codes

HEX	`#213714`
RGB	`rgb(33, 55, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 21.6%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 47%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 64%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 64%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.46, -16.44, 18.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.46, 25.12, 130.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.12, 3.106, 1.15)`
Decimal	`2176788`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #213714, 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 #213714	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#213714 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.95:1	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 #213714 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #213714; }
.text { color: #213714; }
.border { border: 2px solid #213714; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 55 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #213714, #143718); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #213714?: #213714 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 #213714?: The RGB value is 33, 55, 20: 33 red, 55 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #213714?: The complementary color is #2A1437, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #213714?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.