What color is #214320?

#214320 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Myrtle. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #214320?

The RGB value is 33, 67, 32: 33 red, 67 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #214320?

The complementary color is #422043, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #214320?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#214320 color

#214320 rgb(33, 67, 32)

Shades of green

The hex color #214320 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 26.3% green and 12.5% blue (33, 67, 32).

Its hue angle is 118°, with 35% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 0% magenta, 52% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Myrtle (#21421E), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.12:1).

#214320 color codes

HEX	`#214320`
RGB	`rgb(33, 67, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 26.3%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(118, 35%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(118, 52%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 0%, 52%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.08, -20.93, 17.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.08, 27.24, 140.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.895, 4.442, 2.071)`
Decimal	`2179872`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #214320, 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 #214320	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#214320 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	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 #214320 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #214320; }
.text { color: #214320; }
.border { border: 2px solid #214320; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 67 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #214320, #204331); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #214320?: #214320 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Myrtle. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #214320?: The RGB value is 33, 67, 32: 33 red, 67 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #214320?: The complementary color is #422043, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #214320?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.