What color is #215E64?

#215E64 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Deep Sea Diver. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #215E64?

The RGB value is 33, 94, 100: 33 red, 94 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #215E64?

The complementary color is #642721, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #215E64?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#215E64 color

#215E64 rgb(33, 94, 100)

Shades of teal

The hex color #215E64 is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 36.9% green and 39.2% blue (33, 94, 100).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 50% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Deep Sea Diver (#255C61), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.37:1).

#215E64 color codes

HEX	`#215E64`
RGB	`rgb(33, 94, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 36.9%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 50%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 67%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 6%, 0%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.46, -17.24, -9.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.46, 19.55, 208.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.929, 9.248, 13.474)`
Decimal	`2186852`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #215E64, 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 #215E64	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#215E64 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	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 #215E64 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #215e64; }
.text { color: #215e64; }
.border { border: 2px solid #215e64; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 94 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #215e64, #213c64); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Teal.

Questions

What color is #215E64?: #215E64 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Deep Sea Diver. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #215E64?: The RGB value is 33, 94, 100: 33 red, 94 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #215E64?: The complementary color is #642721, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #215E64?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.