What color is #214843?

#214843 is a 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 #214843?

The RGB value is 33, 72, 67: 33 red, 72 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #214843?

The complementary color is #482126, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #214843?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#214843 color

#214843 rgb(33, 72, 67)

Shades of teal

The hex color #214843 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 28.2% green and 26.3% blue (33, 72, 67).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 37% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.13:1).

#214843 color codes

HEX	`#214843`
RGB	`rgb(33, 72, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 28.2%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 37%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 54%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 0%, 7%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.74, -15.26, -1.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.74, 15.31, 184.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.957, 5.363, 6.136)`
Decimal	`2181187`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #214843, 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 #214843	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#214843 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	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 #214843 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #214843; }
.text { color: #214843; }
.border { border: 2px solid #214843; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 72 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #214843, #213948); }

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Questions

What color is #214843?: #214843 is a 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 #214843?: The RGB value is 33, 72, 67: 33 red, 72 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #214843?: The complementary color is #482126, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #214843?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.