What color is #214237?

#214237 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 #214237?

The RGB value is 33, 66, 55: 33 red, 66 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #214237?

The complementary color is #42212C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #214237?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#214237 color

#214237 rgb(33, 66, 55)

Shades of green

The hex color #214237 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 25.9% green and 21.6% blue (33, 66, 55).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 33% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Everglade (#264334), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.06:1).

#214237 color codes

HEX	`#214237`
RGB	`rgb(33, 66, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 25.9%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 33%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 50%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 17%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.25, -15.25, 2.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.25, 15.54, 169.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.265, 4.495, 4.309)`
Decimal	`2179639`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #214237, 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 #214237	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#214237 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	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 #214237 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #214237; }
.text { color: #214237; }
.border { border: 2px solid #214237; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 66 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #214237, #213d42); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #214237?: #214237 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 #214237?: The RGB value is 33, 66, 55: 33 red, 66 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #214237?: The complementary color is #42212C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #214237?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.