What color is #215D55?

#215D55 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Verdant Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #215D55?

The RGB value is 33, 93, 85: 33 red, 93 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #215D55?

The complementary color is #5D2129, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #215D55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#215D55 color

#215D55 rgb(33, 93, 85)

Shades of teal

The hex color #215D55 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 36.5% green and 33.3% blue (33, 93, 85).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 48% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 65% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Forest (#28615D), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.6:1).

#215D55 color codes

HEX	`#215D55`
RGB	`rgb(33, 93, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 36.5%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 48%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 65%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(65%, 0%, 9%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.61, -21.4, -1.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.61, 21.43, 183.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.18, 8.807, 9.967)`
Decimal	`2186581`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #215D55, 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 #215D55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#215D55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	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 #215D55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #215d55; }
.text { color: #215d55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #215d55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 93 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #215d55, #21475d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Teal.

Questions

What color is #215D55?: #215D55 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Verdant Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #215D55?: The RGB value is 33, 93, 85: 33 red, 93 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #215D55?: The complementary color is #5D2129, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #215D55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.