What color is #218A52?

#218A52 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Later Gator. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #218A52?

The RGB value is 33, 138, 82: 33 red, 138 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #218A52?

The complementary color is #8A2159, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #218A52?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#218A52 color

#218A52 rgb(33, 138, 82)

Shades of green

The hex color #218A52 is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 54.1% green and 32.2% blue (33, 138, 82).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 61% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 76% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Later Gator (#008A51), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

#218A52 color codes

HEX	`#218A52`
RGB	`rgb(33, 138, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 54.1%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 61%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 76%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(76%, 0%, 41%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.81, -42.59, 21.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.81, 47.85, 152.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.238, 19.108, 11.077)`
Decimal	`2198098`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #218A52, 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 #218A52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#218A52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	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 #218A52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #218a52; }
.text { color: #218a52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #218a52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 138 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #218a52, #218a86); }

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Questions

What color is #218A52?: #218A52 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Later Gator. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #218A52?: The RGB value is 33, 138, 82: 33 red, 138 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #218A52?: The complementary color is #8A2159, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #218A52?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.