What color is #217863?

#217863 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Tropical Rainforest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #217863?

The RGB value is 33, 120, 99: 33 red, 120 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #217863?

The complementary color is #782136, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #217863?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#217863 color

#217863 rgb(33, 120, 99)

Shades of teal

The hex color #217863 is a dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 47.1% green and 38.8% blue (33, 120, 99).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 57% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 73% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Rainforest (#00755E), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.34:1).

#217863 color codes

HEX	`#217863`
RGB	`rgb(33, 120, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 47.1%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 57%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 73%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(73%, 0%, 18%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.16, -30.81, 4.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.16, 31.09, 172.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.595, 14.656, 14.125)`
Decimal	`2193507`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #217863, 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 #217863	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#217863 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	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 #217863 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #217863; }
.text { color: #217863; }
.border { border: 2px solid #217863; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 120 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #217863, #216278); }

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Questions

What color is #217863?: #217863 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Tropical Rainforest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #217863?: The RGB value is 33, 120, 99: 33 red, 120 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #217863?: The complementary color is #782136, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #217863?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.