What color is #215F47?

#215F47 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Evergreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #215F47?

The RGB value is 33, 95, 71: 33 red, 95 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #215F47?

The complementary color is #5F2139, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #215F47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#215F47 color

#215F47 rgb(33, 95, 71)

Shades of green

The hex color #215F47 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 37.3% green and 27.8% blue (33, 95, 71).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 48% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 65% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Evergreen (#125B49), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.52:1).

#215F47 color codes

HEX	`#215F47`
RGB	`rgb(33, 95, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 37.3%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 48%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 65%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(65%, 0%, 25%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.91, -26.27, 7.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.91, 27.45, 163.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.856, 8.962, 7.381)`
Decimal	`2187079`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #215F47, 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 #215F47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#215F47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	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 #215F47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #215f47; }
.text { color: #215f47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #215f47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 95 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #215f47, #21585f); }

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Questions

What color is #215F47?: #215F47 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Evergreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #215F47?: The RGB value is 33, 95, 71: 33 red, 95 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #215F47?: The complementary color is #5F2139, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #215F47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.