What color is #21574E?

#21574E is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Cape Verde. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #21574E?

The RGB value is 33, 87, 78: 33 red, 87 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #21574E?

The complementary color is #57212A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #21574E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 and white text 8.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#21574E color

#21574E rgb(33, 87, 78)

Shades of teal

The hex color #21574E is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 34.1% green and 30.6% blue (33, 87, 78).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 45% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Cape Verde (#01554F), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.27:1).

#21574E color codes

HEX	`#21574E`
RGB	`rgb(33, 87, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 34.1%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 45%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 62%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 0%, 10%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.33, -20.28, -0.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.33, 20.28, 180.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.41, 7.689, 8.405)`
Decimal	`2185038`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #21574E, 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 #21574E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#21574E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	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 #21574E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #21574e; }
.text { color: #21574e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #21574e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 87 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #21574e, #214557); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Teal.

Questions

What color is #21574E?: #21574E is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Cape Verde. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #21574E?: The RGB value is 33, 87, 78: 33 red, 87 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #21574E?: The complementary color is #57212A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #21574E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 and white text 8.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.