What color is #215440?

#215440 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Evergreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #215440?

The RGB value is 33, 84, 64: 33 red, 84 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #215440?

The complementary color is #542135, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #215440?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#215440 color

#215440 rgb(33, 84, 64)

Shades of green

The hex color #215440 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 32.9% green and 25.1% blue (33, 84, 64).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 44% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Evergreen (#125B49), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.73:1).

#215440 color codes

HEX	`#215440`
RGB	`rgb(33, 84, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 32.9%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 44%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 61%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 0%, 24%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.88, -22.58, 6.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.88, 23.53, 163.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.722, 7.034, 5.958)`
Decimal	`2184256`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #215440, 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 #215440	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#215440 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	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 #215440 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #215440; }
.text { color: #215440; }
.border { border: 2px solid #215440; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 84 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #215440, #214e54); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #215440?: #215440 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Evergreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #215440?: The RGB value is 33, 84, 64: 33 red, 84 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #215440?: The complementary color is #542135, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #215440?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.