What color is #214137?

#214137 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 #214137?

The RGB value is 33, 65, 55: 33 red, 65 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #214137?

The complementary color is #41212B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #214137?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#214137 color

#214137 rgb(33, 65, 55)

Shades of green

The hex color #214137 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 25.5% green and 21.6% blue (33, 65, 55).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 33% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Everglade (#264334), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.19:1).

#214137 color codes

HEX	`#214137`
RGB	`rgb(33, 65, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 25.5%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 33%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 49%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 15%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.89, -14.68, 2.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.89, 14.88, 170.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.207, 4.38, 4.29)`
Decimal	`2179383`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #214137, 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 #214137	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#214137 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	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 #214137 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #214137; }
.text { color: #214137; }
.border { border: 2px solid #214137; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 65 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #214137, #213b41); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #214137?: #214137 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 #214137?: The RGB value is 33, 65, 55: 33 red, 65 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #214137?: The complementary color is #41212B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #214137?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.