What color is #213E25?

#213E25 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 #213E25?

The RGB value is 33, 62, 37: 33 red, 62 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #213E25?

The complementary color is #3E213A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #213E25?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#213E25 color

#213E25 rgb(33, 62, 37)

Shades of green

The hex color #213E25 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 24.3% green and 14.5% blue (33, 62, 37).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 31% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Queen of Trees (#1C401F), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.79:1).

#213E25 color codes

HEX	`#213E25`
RGB	`rgb(33, 62, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 24.3%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 31%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 47%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 40%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.34, -17.34, 12.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.34, 21.12, 145.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.684, 3.902, 2.362)`
Decimal	`2178597`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #213E25, 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 #213E25	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#213E25 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	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 #213E25 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #213e25; }
.text { color: #213e25; }
.border { border: 2px solid #213e25; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 62 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #213e25, #213e33); }

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Questions

What color is #213E25?: #213E25 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 #213E25?: The RGB value is 33, 62, 37: 33 red, 62 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #213E25?: The complementary color is #3E213A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #213E25?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.