What color is #219E2F?

#219E2F is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Pestering Pesto. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #219E2F?

The RGB value is 33, 158, 47: 33 red, 158 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #219E2F?

The complementary color is #9E2190, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #219E2F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#219E2F color

#219E2F rgb(33, 158, 47)

Shades of green

The hex color #219E2F is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 62% green and 18.4% blue (33, 158, 47).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 65% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 79% cyan, 0% magenta, 70% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Pestering Pesto (#119922), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6:1).

#219E2F color codes

HEX	`#219E2F`
RGB	`rgb(33, 158, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 62%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 65%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 79%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(79%, 0%, 70%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.06, -54.89, 46.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.06, 71.99, 139.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.366, 24.981, 6.806)`
Decimal	`2203183`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #219E2F, 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 #219E2F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#219E2F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6:1	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 #219E2F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #219e2f; }
.text { color: #219e2f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #219e2f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 158 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #219e2f, #219e6e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Forest Green.

Questions

What color is #219E2F?: #219E2F is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Pestering Pesto. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #219E2F?: The RGB value is 33, 158, 47: 33 red, 158 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #219E2F?: The complementary color is #9E2190, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #219E2F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.