What color is #214401?

#214401 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Treetop Cathedral. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #214401?

The RGB value is 33, 68, 1: 33 red, 68 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #214401?

The complementary color is #240144, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #214401?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#214401 color

#214401 rgb(33, 68, 1)

Shades of green

The hex color #214401 is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 26.7% green and 0.4% blue (33, 68, 1).

Its hue angle is 91°, with 97% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 0% magenta, 99% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Treetop Cathedral (#2F4A15), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.1:1).

#214401 color codes

HEX	`#214401`
RGB	`rgb(33, 68, 1)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 26.7%, 0.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(91, 97%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(91, 99%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 0%, 99%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.14, -24.75, 32.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.14, 40.97, 127.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.7, 4.46, 0.747)`
Decimal	`2180097`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #214401, 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 #214401	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#214401 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.1:1	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 #214401 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #214401; }
.text { color: #214401; }
.border { border: 2px solid #214401; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 68 1 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #214401, #014402); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #214401?: #214401 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Treetop Cathedral. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #214401?: The RGB value is 33, 68, 1: 33 red, 68 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #214401?: The complementary color is #240144, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #214401?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.