What color is #213D39?

#213D39 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #213D39?

The RGB value is 33, 61, 57: 33 red, 61 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #213D39?

The complementary color is #3D2125, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #213D39?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#213D39 color

#213D39 rgb(33, 61, 57)

Shades of gray

The hex color #213D39 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 23.9% green and 22.4% blue (33, 61, 57).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 30% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.72:1).

#213D39 color codes

HEX	`#213D39`
RGB	`rgb(33, 61, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 23.9%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 30%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 46%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 7%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.53, -11.76, -0.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.53, 11.79, 184.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.034, 3.956, 4.474)`
Decimal	`2178361`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #213D39, 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 #213D39	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#213D39 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	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 #213D39 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #213d39; }
.text { color: #213d39; }
.border { border: 2px solid #213d39; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 61 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #213d39, #21333d); }

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Questions

What color is #213D39?: #213D39 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #213D39?: The RGB value is 33, 61, 57: 33 red, 61 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #213D39?: The complementary color is #3D2125, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #213D39?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.