What color is #213C21?

#213C21 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Queen of Trees. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #213C21?

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

What is the complementary color of #213C21?

The complementary color is #3C213C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #213C21?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#213C21 color

#213C21 rgb(33, 60, 33)

Shades of green

The hex color #213C21 is a very dark, desaturated green.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 29% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Queen of Trees (#1C401F), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.12:1).

#213C21 color codes

HEX	`#213C21`
RGB	`rgb(33, 60, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 23.5%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 29%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 45%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 45%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.53, -17.04, 13.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.53, 21.77, 141.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.517, 3.665, 2.013)`
Decimal	`2178081`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #213C21, 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 #213C21	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#213C21 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	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 #213C21 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #213c21; }
.text { color: #213c21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #213c21; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 60 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #213c21, #213c2f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #213C21?: #213C21 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Queen of Trees. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #213C21?: The RGB value is 33, 60, 33: 33 red, 60 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #213C21?: The complementary color is #3C213C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #213C21?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.