What color is #215B66?

#215B66 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Night Shift. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #215B66?

The RGB value is 33, 91, 102: 33 red, 91 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #215B66?

The complementary color is #662C21, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #215B66?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#215B66 color

#215B66 rgb(33, 91, 102)

Shades of teal

The hex color #215B66 is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 35.7% green and 40% blue (33, 91, 102).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 51% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 68% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Night Shift (#2A5C6A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.63:1).

#215B66 color codes

HEX	`#215B66`
RGB	`rgb(33, 91, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 35.7%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 51%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 68%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(68%, 11%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.53, -14.88, -11.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.53, 19.04, 218.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.766, 8.764, 13.903)`
Decimal	`2186086`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #215B66, 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 #215B66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#215B66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	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 #215B66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #215b66; }
.text { color: #215b66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #215b66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 91 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #215b66, #213866); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #215B66?: #215B66 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Night Shift. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #215B66?: The RGB value is 33, 91, 102: 33 red, 91 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #215B66?: The complementary color is #662C21, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #215B66?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.