What color is #021511?

#021511 is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Jedi Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #021511?

The RGB value is 2, 21, 17: 2 red, 21 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #021511?

The complementary color is #150206, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #021511?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#021511 color

#021511 rgb(2, 21, 17)

Shades of black

The hex color #021511 is a very dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0.8% red, 8.2% green and 6.7% blue (2, 21, 17).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 83% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 90% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is Jedi Night (#041108), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.78:1).

#021511 color codes

HEX	`#021511`
RGB	`rgb(2, 21, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0.8%, 8.2%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 83%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 90%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(90%, 0%, 19%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.33, -6.81, 0.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.33, 6.81, 177.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.394, 0.59, 0.623)`
Decimal	`136465`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #021511, 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 #021511	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#021511 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	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 #021511 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #021511; }
.text { color: #021511; }
.border { border: 2px solid #021511; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(2 21 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #021511, #021015); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #021511?: #021511 is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Jedi Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #021511?: The RGB value is 2, 21, 17: 2 red, 21 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #021511?: The complementary color is #150206, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #021511?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.