What color is #248A21?

#248A21 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Forest Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #248A21?

The RGB value is 36, 138, 33: 36 red, 138 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #248A21?

The complementary color is #87218A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #248A21?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#248A21 color

#248A21 rgb(36, 138, 33)

Shades of green

The hex color #248A21 is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 54.1% green and 12.9% blue (36, 138, 33).

Its hue angle is 118°, with 61% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 74% cyan, 0% magenta, 76% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Forest Green (#228B22), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.73:1).

#248A21 color codes

HEX	`#248A21`
RGB	`rgb(36, 138, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 54.1%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(118, 61%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(118, 76%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(74%, 0%, 76%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.29, -48.98, 45.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.29, 66.58, 137.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.09, 18.661, 4.509)`
Decimal	`2394657`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #248A21, 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 #248A21	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#248A21 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.73:1	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 #248A21 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #248a21; }
.text { color: #248a21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #248a21; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 138 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #248a21, #218a52); }

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Questions

What color is #248A21?: #248A21 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Forest Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #248A21?: The RGB value is 36, 138, 33: 36 red, 138 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #248A21?: The complementary color is #87218A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #248A21?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.