What color is #213E11?

#213E11 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Melancholia. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #213E11?

The RGB value is 33, 62, 17: 33 red, 62 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #213E11?

The complementary color is #2E113E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #213E11?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and white text 11.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#213E11 color

#213E11 rgb(33, 62, 17)

Shades of green

The hex color #213E11 is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 24.3% green and 6.7% blue (33, 62, 17).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 57% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 73% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Melancholia (#12390D), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.92:1).

#213E11 color codes

HEX	`#213E11`
RGB	`rgb(33, 62, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 24.3%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 57%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 73%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 73%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.03, -20.51, 23.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.03, 31.26, 131.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.451, 3.809, 1.136)`
Decimal	`2178577`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #213E11, 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 #213E11	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#213E11 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.92:1	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 #213E11 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #213e11; }
.text { color: #213e11; }
.border { border: 2px solid #213e11; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 62 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #213e11, #113e17); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #213E11?: #213E11 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Melancholia. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #213E11?: The RGB value is 33, 62, 17: 33 red, 62 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #213E11?: The complementary color is #2E113E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #213E11?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and white text 11.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.