What color is #021C14?

#021C14 is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #021C14?

The RGB value is 2, 28, 20: 2 red, 28 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #021C14?

The complementary color is #1C020A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #021C14?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#021C14 color

#021C14 rgb(2, 28, 20)

Shades of black

The hex color #021C14 is a very dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0.8% red, 11% green and 7.8% blue (2, 28, 20).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 87% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 93% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 5.2 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.81:1).

#021C14 color codes

HEX	`#021C14`
RGB	`rgb(2, 28, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0.8%, 11%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 87%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 93%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(93%, 0%, 29%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.07, -11.6, 2.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.07, 11.84, 168.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.566, 0.894, 0.804)`
Decimal	`138260`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #021C14, 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 #021C14	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#021C14 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	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 #021C14 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #021c14; }
.text { color: #021c14; }
.border { border: 2px solid #021c14; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(2 28 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #021c14, #02171c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #021C14?: #021C14 is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #021C14?: The RGB value is 2, 28, 20: 2 red, 28 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #021C14?: The complementary color is #1C020A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #021C14?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.