What color is #214D47?

#214D47 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Tropical Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #214D47?

The RGB value is 33, 77, 71: 33 red, 77 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #214D47?

The complementary color is #4D2127, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #214D47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#214D47 color

#214D47 rgb(33, 77, 71)

Shades of teal

The hex color #214D47 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 30.2% green and 27.8% blue (33, 77, 71).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 40% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Forest (#024A43), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.47:1).

#214D47 color codes

HEX	`#214D47`
RGB	`rgb(33, 77, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 30.2%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 40%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 57%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 0%, 8%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.63, -16.89, -1.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.63, 16.93, 183.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.418, 6.086, 6.902)`
Decimal	`2182471`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #214D47, 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 #214D47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#214D47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	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 #214D47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #214d47; }
.text { color: #214d47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #214d47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 77 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #214d47, #213d4d); }

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Questions

What color is #214D47?: #214D47 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Tropical Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #214D47?: The RGB value is 33, 77, 71: 33 red, 77 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #214D47?: The complementary color is #4D2127, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #214D47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.