What color is #214B19?

#214B19 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Realm of the Underworld. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #214B19?

The RGB value is 33, 75, 25: 33 red, 75 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #214B19?

The complementary color is #43194B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #214B19?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#214B19 color

#214B19 rgb(33, 75, 25)

Shades of green

The hex color #214B19 is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 29.4% green and 9.8% blue (33, 75, 25).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 50% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 0% magenta, 67% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Realm of the Underworld (#114411), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.07:1).

#214B19 color codes

HEX	`#214B19`
RGB	`rgb(33, 75, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 29.4%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 50%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 67%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 0%, 67%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.91, -25.86, 24.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.91, 35.86, 136.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.319, 5.425, 1.792)`
Decimal	`2181913`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #214B19, 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 #214B19	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#214B19 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	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 #214B19 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #214b19; }
.text { color: #214b19; }
.border { border: 2px solid #214b19; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 75 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #214b19, #194b2a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #214B19?: #214B19 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Realm of the Underworld. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #214B19?: The RGB value is 33, 75, 25: 33 red, 75 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #214B19?: The complementary color is #43194B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #214B19?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.