What color is #215542?

#215542 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 #215542?

The RGB value is 33, 85, 66: 33 red, 85 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #215542?

The complementary color is #552134, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #215542?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#215542 color

#215542 rgb(33, 85, 66)

Shades of green

The hex color #215542 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 33.3% green and 25.9% blue (33, 85, 66).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 44% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Evergreen (#125B49), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.6:1).

#215542 color codes

HEX	`#215542`
RGB	`rgb(33, 85, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 33.3%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 44%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 61%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 0%, 22%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.29, -22.57, 5.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.29, 23.34, 165.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.859, 7.213, 6.289)`
Decimal	`2184514`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #215542, 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 #215542	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#215542 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	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 #215542 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #215542; }
.text { color: #215542; }
.border { border: 2px solid #215542; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 85 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #215542, #214e55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #215542?: #215542 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 #215542?: The RGB value is 33, 85, 66: 33 red, 85 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #215542?: The complementary color is #552134, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #215542?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.