What color is #021600?

#021600 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Cosmic Bit Flip. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #021600?

The RGB value is 2, 22, 0: 2 red, 22 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #021600?

The complementary color is #140016, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #021600?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#021600 color

#021600 rgb(2, 22, 0)

Shades of black

The hex color #021600 is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0.8% red, 8.6% green and 0% blue (2, 22, 0).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 100% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 91% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Cosmic Bit Flip (#001000), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.79:1).

#021600 color codes

HEX	`#021600`
RGB	`rgb(2, 22, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0.8%, 8.6%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 100%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 100%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(91%, 0%, 100%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.3, -10.07, 7.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.3, 12.7, 142.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.312, 0.587, 0.097)`
Decimal	`136704`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #021600, 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 #021600	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#021600 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.79:1	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 #021600 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #021600; }
.text { color: #021600; }
.border { border: 2px solid #021600; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(2 22 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #021600, #001609); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #021600?: #021600 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Cosmic Bit Flip. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #021600?: The RGB value is 2, 22, 0: 2 red, 22 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #021600?: The complementary color is #140016, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #021600?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.