What color is #213930?

#213930 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #213930?

The RGB value is 33, 57, 48: 33 red, 57 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #213930?

The complementary color is #39212A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #213930?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#213930 color

#213930 rgb(33, 57, 48)

Shades of gray

The hex color #213930 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 22.4% green and 18.8% blue (33, 57, 48).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 27% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% 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 12.41:1).

#213930 color codes

HEX	`#213930`
RGB	`rgb(33, 57, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 22.4%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 27%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 42%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 16%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.81, -11.86, 2.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.81, 12.16, 167.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.624, 3.463, 3.326)`
Decimal	`2177328`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #213930, 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 #213930	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#213930 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	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 #213930 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #213930; }
.text { color: #213930; }
.border { border: 2px solid #213930; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 57 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #213930, #213639); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #213930?: #213930 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #213930?: The RGB value is 33, 57, 48: 33 red, 57 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #213930?: The complementary color is #39212A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #213930?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.