What color is #213E34?

#213E34 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #213E34?

The RGB value is 33, 62, 52: 33 red, 62 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #213E34?

The complementary color is #3E212B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #213E34?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#213E34 color

#213E34 rgb(33, 62, 52)

Shades of green

The hex color #213E34 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 24.3% green and 20.4% blue (33, 62, 52).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 31% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Everglade (#264334), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.65:1).

#213E34 color codes

HEX	`#213E34`
RGB	`rgb(33, 62, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 24.3%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 31%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 47%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 16%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.73, -13.75, 2.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.73, 14.03, 168.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.969, 4.016, 3.867)`
Decimal	`2178612`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #213E34, 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 #213E34	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#213E34 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	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 #213E34 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #213e34; }
.text { color: #213e34; }
.border { border: 2px solid #213e34; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 62 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #213e34, #213a3e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #213E34?: #213E34 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #213E34?: The RGB value is 33, 62, 52: 33 red, 62 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #213E34?: The complementary color is #3E212B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #213E34?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.