What color is #214437?

#214437 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 #214437?

The RGB value is 33, 68, 55: 33 red, 68 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #214437?

The complementary color is #44212E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #214437?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#214437 color

#214437 rgb(33, 68, 55)

Shades of green

The hex color #214437 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 26.7% green and 21.6% blue (33, 68, 55).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 35% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Everglade (#264334), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.79:1).

#214437 color codes

HEX	`#214437`
RGB	`rgb(33, 68, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 26.7%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 35%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 51%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 0%, 19%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.96, -16.38, 3.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.96, 16.86, 166.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.384, 4.733, 4.349)`
Decimal	`2180151`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #214437, 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 #214437	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#214437 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.79:1	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 #214437 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #214437; }
.text { color: #214437; }
.border { border: 2px solid #214437; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 68 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #214437, #213f44); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #214437?: #214437 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 #214437?: The RGB value is 33, 68, 55: 33 red, 68 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #214437?: The complementary color is #44212E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #214437?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.