What color is #21433E?

#21433E is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #21433E?

The RGB value is 33, 67, 62: 33 red, 67 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #21433E?

The complementary color is #432126, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #21433E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#21433E color

#21433E rgb(33, 67, 62)

Shades of teal

The hex color #21433E is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 26.3% green and 24.3% blue (33, 67, 62).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 34% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.84:1).

#21433E color codes

HEX	`#21433E`
RGB	`rgb(33, 67, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 26.3%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 34%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 51%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 0%, 7%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.82, -13.85, -0.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.82, 13.87, 183.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.504, 4.685, 5.276)`
Decimal	`2179902`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #21433E, 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 #21433E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#21433E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	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 #21433E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #21433e; }
.text { color: #21433e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #21433e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 67 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #21433e, #213743); }

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Questions

What color is #21433E?: #21433E is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #21433E?: The RGB value is 33, 67, 62: 33 red, 67 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #21433E?: The complementary color is #432126, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #21433E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.