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#21915F Color

#21915F is rgb(33, 145, 95) in RGB, hsl(153, 63%, 35%) in HSL, and about cmyk(77%, 0%, 34%, 43%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sea Foam Green (#2E8B57), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.19. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#21915F
HEX#21915F
RGBrgb(33, 145, 95)
HSLhsl(153, 63%, 35%)
HSVhsv(153, 77%, 57%)
CMYKcmyk(77%, 0%, 34%, 43%)
OKLCHoklch(58.3% 0.124 158.6)
LABlab(53.31% -41.02 17.51)
LCHlch(53.31% 44.60 156.89)

What #21915F 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 #21915F, 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.

#21915F Channel Values

How #21915F 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 145 · B 958-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 153° · S 63% · L 35%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 153° · S 77% · V 57%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 77% · M 0% · Y 34% · K 43%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.98:1 vs white · 5.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #21915F 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.

Fails AAWhite text3.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #21915F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #21915F; 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 #21915F

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 #21915F.

How #21915F 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#21915F
Protanopia#86865F
Protanomaly#6C8A5F
Deuteranopia#7A7A62
Deuteranomaly#628461
Tritanopia#368C8C
Tritanomaly#2F8E7C
Achromatopsia#7F7F7F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #21915F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-21915f: #21915F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #21915F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-21915f': '#21915F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.129, green: 0.569, blue: 0.373)
Android XML<color name="color_21915f">#21915F</color>
SVG fillfill="#21915F"

More Green Colors

#21915F sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#21915F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #21915F?

#21915F is a dark green — rgb(33, 145, 95) in RGB and hsl(153, 63%, 35%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sea Foam Green (#2E8B57), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.19.

What is the RGB value of #21915F?

#21915F is rgb(33, 145, 95) — red 33, green 145, and blue 95 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #21915F?

#21915F converts to approximately cmyk(77%, 0%, 34%, 43%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #21915F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #21915F scores 3.98:1 against white and 5.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #21915F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #21915F 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 4.19, which is very hard to tell apart.

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