What color is #211E1F?

#211E1F is a dark gray known as Umbra. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Umbra?

The RGB value is 33, 30, 31: 33 red, 30 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Umbra?

The complementary color is #1E2120, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #211E1F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Umbra color: hex code #211E1F

#211E1F rgb(33, 30, 31)

Shades of black

Umbra has the hex code #211E1F. It is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 11.8% green and 12.2% blue (33, 30, 31).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 5% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 6% yellow and 87% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.53:1).

Umbra (#211E1F) color codes

HEX	`#211E1F`
RGB	`rgb(33, 30, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 11.8%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 5%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 9%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 6%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.63, 1.67, -0.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.63, 1.68, 354.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.339, 1.351, 1.486)`
Decimal	`2170399`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Umbra, 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 #211E1F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#211E1F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #211E1F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #211e1f; }
.text { color: #211e1f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #211e1f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 30 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #211e1f, #211f1e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

See #211E1F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #211E1F?: #211E1F is a dark gray known as Umbra. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Umbra?: The RGB value is 33, 30, 31: 33 red, 30 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Umbra?: The complementary color is #1E2120, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #211E1F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.