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#21352E Color

#21352E is rgb(33, 53, 46) in RGB, hsl(159, 23%, 17%) in HSL, and about cmyk(38%, 0%, 13%, 79%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Jungle Green (#1C352D), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.1. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#21352E
HEX#21352E
RGBrgb(33, 53, 46)
HSLhsl(159, 23%, 17%)
HSVhsv(159, 38%, 21%)
CMYKcmyk(38%, 0%, 13%, 79%)
OKLCHoklch(30.9% 0.029 170.5)
LABlab(20.27% -9.83 1.73)
LCHlch(20.27% 9.98 170.00)

What #21352E Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #21352E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#21352E Channel Values

How #21352E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 33 · G 53 · B 468-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 159° · S 23% · L 17%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 159° · S 38% · V 21%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 38% · M 0% · Y 13% · K 79%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance13.02:1 vs white · 1.61:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #21352E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text13.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #21352E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #21352E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #21352E

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #21352E.

How #21352E Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#21352E
Protanopia#32322E
Protanomaly#2C332E
Deuteranopia#2F2F2F
Deuteranomaly#2A322E
Tritanopia#223434
Tritanomaly#223532
Achromatopsia#313131

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Using #21352E in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-21352e: #21352E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #21352E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-21352e': '#21352E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.129, green: 0.208, blue: 0.180)
Android XML<color name="color_21352e">#21352E</color>
SVG fillfill="#21352E"

More Green Colors

#21352E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#21352E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #21352E?

#21352E is a darkest green — rgb(33, 53, 46) in RGB and hsl(159, 23%, 17%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Jungle Green (#1C352D), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.1.

What is the RGB value of #21352E?

#21352E is rgb(33, 53, 46) — red 33, green 53, and blue 46 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #21352E?

#21352E converts to approximately cmyk(38%, 0%, 13%, 79%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #21352E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #21352E scores 13.02:1 against white and 1.61:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #21352E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #21352E is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 12.5, which is visibly different.

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