What color is #21591E?

#21591E is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Jungle Jam. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #21591E?

The RGB value is 33, 89, 30: 33 red, 89 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #21591E?

The complementary color is #561E59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #21591E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#21591E color

#21591E rgb(33, 89, 30)

Shades of green

The hex color #21591E is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 34.9% green and 11.8% blue (33, 89, 30).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 50% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 63% cyan, 0% magenta, 66% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Jungle Jam (#115511), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.36:1).

#21591E color codes

HEX	`#21591E`
RGB	`rgb(33, 89, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 34.9%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 50%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 66%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(63%, 0%, 66%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.05, -31.44, 28.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.05, 42.16, 138.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.434, 7.561, 2.454)`
Decimal	`2185502`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #21591E, 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 #21591E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#21591E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	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 #21591E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #21591e; }
.text { color: #21591e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #21591e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 89 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #21591e, #1e5938); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Green.

Questions

What color is #21591E?: #21591E is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Jungle Jam. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #21591E?: The RGB value is 33, 89, 30: 33 red, 89 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #21591E?: The complementary color is #561E59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #21591E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.