What color is #214545?

#214545 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #214545?

The RGB value is 33, 69, 69: 33 red, 69 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #214545?

The complementary color is #452121, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #214545?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#214545 color

#214545 rgb(33, 69, 69)

Shades of teal

The hex color #214545 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 27.1% green and 27.1% blue (33, 69, 69).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 35% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Forest (#224347), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.49:1).

#214545 color codes

HEX	`#214545`
RGB	`rgb(33, 69, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 27.1%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 35%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 52%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 0%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.76, -12.91, -4.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.76, 13.52, 197.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.829, 5.009, 6.394)`
Decimal	`2180421`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #214545, 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 #214545	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#214545 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	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 #214545 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #214545; }
.text { color: #214545; }
.border { border: 2px solid #214545; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 69 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #214545, #213345); }

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Questions

What color is #214545?: #214545 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #214545?: The RGB value is 33, 69, 69: 33 red, 69 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #214545?: The complementary color is #452121, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #214545?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.