What color is #217F7A?

#217F7A is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Ivy. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #217F7A?

The RGB value is 33, 127, 122: 33 red, 127 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #217F7A?

The complementary color is #7F2126, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #217F7A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.38:1 and white text 4.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#217F7A color

#217F7A rgb(33, 127, 122)

Shades of teal

The hex color #217F7A is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 49.8% green and 47.8% blue (33, 127, 122).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 59% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 74% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Ivy (#277B74), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.79:1).

#217F7A color codes

HEX	`#217F7A`
RGB	`rgb(33, 127, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 49.8%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 59%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 74%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(74%, 0%, 4%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.14, -27.55, -5.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.14, 28.01, 190.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.728, 16.906, 21.054)`
Decimal	`2195322`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #217F7A, 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 #217F7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#217F7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	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 #217F7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #217f7a; }
.text { color: #217f7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #217f7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 127 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #217f7a, #21557f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #217F7A?: #217F7A is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Ivy. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #217F7A?: The RGB value is 33, 127, 122: 33 red, 127 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #217F7A?: The complementary color is #7F2126, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #217F7A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.38:1 and white text 4.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.