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#21633B Color

#21633B is rgb(33, 99, 59) in RGB, hsl(144, 50%, 26%) in HSL, and about cmyk(67%, 0%, 40%, 61%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mughal Green (#306030), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.94. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#21633B
HEX#21633B
RGBrgb(33, 99, 59)
HSLhsl(144, 50%, 26%)
HSVhsv(144, 67%, 39%)
CMYKcmyk(67%, 0%, 40%, 61%)
OKLCHoklch(44.7% 0.094 153.4)
LABlab(37.02% -29.37 16.39)
LCHlch(37.02% 33.63 150.84)

What #21633B 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 #21633B, 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.

#21633B Channel Values

How #21633B 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 99 · B 598-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 144° · S 50% · L 26%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 144° · S 67% · V 39%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 67% · M 0% · Y 40% · K 61%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.21:1 vs white · 2.91:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #21633B 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 text7.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #21633B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #21633B; 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 #21633B

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 #21633B.

How #21633B 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#21633B
Protanopia#5C5C3B
Protanomaly#4B5F3B
Deuteranopia#54543D
Deuteranomaly#455A3C
Tritanopia#2C5F5F
Tritanomaly#286153
Achromatopsia#575757

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #21633B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-21633b: #21633B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #21633B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-21633b': '#21633B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.129, green: 0.388, blue: 0.231)
Android XML<color name="color_21633b">#21633B</color>
SVG fillfill="#21633B"

More Green Colors

#21633B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#21633B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #21633B?

#21633B is a dark green — rgb(33, 99, 59) in RGB and hsl(144, 50%, 26%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mughal Green (#306030), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.94.

What is the RGB value of #21633B?

#21633B is rgb(33, 99, 59) — red 33, green 99, and blue 59 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #21633B?

#21633B converts to approximately cmyk(67%, 0%, 40%, 61%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #21633B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #21633B scores 7.21:1 against white and 2.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #21633B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #21633B 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 seagreen (#2E8B57) at a CIE76 distance of 17.08, which is visibly different.

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