What color is #214B40?

#214B40 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Tropical Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #214B40?

The RGB value is 33, 75, 64: 33 red, 75 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #214B40?

The complementary color is #4B212C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #214B40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#214B40 color

#214B40 rgb(33, 75, 64)

Shades of green

The hex color #214B40 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 29.4% green and 25.1% blue (33, 75, 64).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 39% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Forest (#024A43), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.79:1).

#214B40 color codes

HEX	`#214B40`
RGB	`rgb(33, 75, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 29.4%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 39%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 56%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 0%, 15%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.71, -17.81, 2.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.71, 17.93, 173.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.068, 5.725, 5.74)`
Decimal	`2181952`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #214B40, 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 #214B40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#214B40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	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 #214B40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #214b40; }
.text { color: #214b40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #214b40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 75 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #214b40, #21414b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Teal.

Questions

What color is #214B40?: #214B40 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Tropical Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #214B40?: The RGB value is 33, 75, 64: 33 red, 75 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #214B40?: The complementary color is #4B212C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #214B40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.