What color is #021F1E?

#021F1E is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #021F1E?

The RGB value is 2, 31, 30: 2 red, 31 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #021F1E?

The complementary color is #1F0203, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #021F1E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#021F1E color

#021F1E rgb(2, 31, 30)

Shades of black

The hex color #021F1E is a very dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0.8% red, 12.2% green and 11.8% blue (2, 31, 30).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 88% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 94% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.25:1).

#021F1E color codes

HEX	`#021F1E`
RGB	`rgb(2, 31, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0.8%, 12.2%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 88%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 94%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(94%, 0%, 3%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.69, -11.08, -2.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.69, 11.37, 192.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.749, 1.087, 1.398)`
Decimal	`139038`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #021F1E, 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 #021F1E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#021F1E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	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 #021F1E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #021f1e; }
.text { color: #021f1e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #021f1e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(2 31 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #021f1e, #02121f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #021F1E?: #021F1E is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #021F1E?: The RGB value is 2, 31, 30: 2 red, 31 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #021F1E?: The complementary color is #1F0203, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #021F1E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.