What color is #216343?

#216343 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Jewel. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #216343?

The RGB value is 33, 99, 67: 33 red, 99 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #216343?

The complementary color is #632141, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #216343?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#216343 color

#216343 rgb(33, 99, 67)

Shades of green

The hex color #216343 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 38.8% green and 26.3% blue (33, 99, 67).

Its hue angle is 151°, with 50% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Jewel (#136843), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.17:1).

#216343 color codes

HEX	`#216343`
RGB	`rgb(33, 99, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 38.8%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(151, 50%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(151, 67%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 0%, 32%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.21, -29.15, 12.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.21, 31.6, 157.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.102, 9.652, 6.85)`
Decimal	`2188099`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #216343, 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 #216343	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#216343 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	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 #216343 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #216343; }
.text { color: #216343; }
.border { border: 2px solid #216343; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 99 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #216343, #216263); }

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Questions

What color is #216343?: #216343 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Jewel. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #216343?: The RGB value is 33, 99, 67: 33 red, 99 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #216343?: The complementary color is #632141, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #216343?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.