What color is #213C17?

#213C17 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Myrtle. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #213C17?

The RGB value is 33, 60, 23: 33 red, 60 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #213C17?

The complementary color is #32173C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #213C17?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#213C17 color

#213C17 rgb(33, 60, 23)

Shades of green

The hex color #213C17 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 23.5% green and 9% blue (33, 60, 23).

Its hue angle is 104°, with 45% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 62% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Myrtle (#21421E), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.19:1).

#213C17 color codes

HEX	`#213C17`
RGB	`rgb(33, 60, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 23.5%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(104, 45%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(104, 62%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 62%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.36, -18.71, 19.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.36, 27.02, 133.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.398, 3.617, 1.382)`
Decimal	`2178071`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #213C17, 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 #213C17	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#213C17 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	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 #213C17 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #213c17; }
.text { color: #213c17; }
.border { border: 2px solid #213c17; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 60 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #213c17, #173c1f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #213C17?: #213C17 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Myrtle. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #213C17?: The RGB value is 33, 60, 23: 33 red, 60 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #213C17?: The complementary color is #32173C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #213C17?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.