What color is #213726?

#213726 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #213726?

The RGB value is 33, 55, 38: 33 red, 55 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #213726?

The complementary color is #372132, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #213726?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#213726 color

#213726 rgb(33, 55, 38)

Shades of green

The hex color #213726 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 21.6% green and 14.9% blue (33, 55, 38).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 25% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Everglade (#264334), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.81:1).

#213726 color codes

HEX	`#213726`
RGB	`rgb(33, 55, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 21.6%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 25%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 40%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 31%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.81, -13.15, 7.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.81, 15.37, 148.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.343, 3.196, 2.327)`
Decimal	`2176806`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #213726, 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 #213726	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#213726 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	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 #213726 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #213726; }
.text { color: #213726; }
.border { border: 2px solid #213726; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 55 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #213726, #213731); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #213726?: #213726 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #213726?: The RGB value is 33, 55, 38: 33 red, 55 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #213726?: The complementary color is #372132, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #213726?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.