What color is #213C34?

#213C34 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 #213C34?

The RGB value is 33, 60, 52: 33 red, 60 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #213C34?

The complementary color is #3C2129, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #213C34?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and white text 11.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#213C34 color

#213C34 rgb(33, 60, 52)

Shades of gray

The hex color #213C34 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 23.5% green and 20.4% blue (33, 60, 52).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 29% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Everglade (#264334), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.93:1).

#213C34 color codes

HEX	`#213C34`
RGB	`rgb(33, 60, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 23.5%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 29%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 45%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 13%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.01, -12.57, 1.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.01, 12.69, 172.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.863, 3.803, 3.831)`
Decimal	`2178100`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #213C34, 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 #213C34	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#213C34 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	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 #213C34 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #213c34; }
.text { color: #213c34; }
.border { border: 2px solid #213c34; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 60 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #213c34, #21373c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #213C34?: #213C34 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 #213C34?: The RGB value is 33, 60, 52: 33 red, 60 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #213C34?: The complementary color is #3C2129, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #213C34?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and white text 11.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.