What color is #214343?

#214343 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #214343?

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

What is the complementary color of #214343?

The complementary color is #432121, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #214343?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#214343 color

#214343 rgb(33, 67, 67)

Shades of gray

The hex color #214343 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 34% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Forest (#224347), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.78:1).

#214343 color codes

HEX	`#214343`
RGB	`rgb(33, 67, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 26.3%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 34%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 51%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 0%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.99, -12.34, -3.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.99, 12.93, 197.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.647, 4.743, 6.032)`
Decimal	`2179907`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #214343, 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 #214343	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#214343 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	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 #214343 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #214343; }
.text { color: #214343; }
.border { border: 2px solid #214343; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 67 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #214343, #213243); }

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Questions

What color is #214343?: #214343 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #214343?: The RGB value is 33, 67, 67: 33 red, 67 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #214343?: The complementary color is #432121, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #214343?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.