What color is #07211D?

#07211D is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #07211D?

The RGB value is 7, 33, 29: 7 red, 33 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #07211D?

The complementary color is #21070B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #07211D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#07211D color

#07211D rgb(7, 33, 29)

Shades of black

The hex color #07211D is a very dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.7% red, 12.9% green and 11.4% blue (7, 33, 29).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 65% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 79% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.88:1).

#07211D color codes

HEX	`#07211D`
RGB	`rgb(7, 33, 29)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.7%, 12.9%, 11.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 65%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 79%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(79%, 0%, 12%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.72, -11.24, -0.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.72, 11.24, 181.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.853, 1.222, 1.353)`
Decimal	`467229`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #07211D, 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 #07211D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#07211D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	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 #07211D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #07211d; }
.text { color: #07211d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #07211d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(7 33 29 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #07211d, #071821); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #07211D?: #07211D is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #07211D?: The RGB value is 7, 33, 29: 7 red, 33 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #07211D?: The complementary color is #21070B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #07211D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.