What color is #216F68?

#216F68 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Pine Scented Lagoon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #216F68?

The RGB value is 33, 111, 104: 33 red, 111 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #216F68?

The complementary color is #6F2128, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #216F68?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#216F68 color

#216F68 rgb(33, 111, 104)

Shades of teal

The hex color #216F68 is a dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 43.5% green and 40.8% blue (33, 111, 104).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 54% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 70% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Pine Scented Lagoon (#066F6C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.93:1).

#216F68 color codes

HEX	`#216F68`
RGB	`rgb(33, 111, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 43.5%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 54%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 70%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(70%, 0%, 6%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.29, -24.99, -2.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.29, 25.17, 186.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.809, 12.691, 15.079)`
Decimal	`2191208`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #216F68, 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 #216F68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#216F68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #216F68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #216f68; }
.text { color: #216f68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #216f68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 111 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #216f68, #214f6f); }

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Questions

What color is #216F68?: #216F68 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Pine Scented Lagoon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #216F68?: The RGB value is 33, 111, 104: 33 red, 111 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #216F68?: The complementary color is #6F2128, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #216F68?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.