What color is #0B210A?

#0B210A is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0B210A?

The RGB value is 11, 33, 10: 11 red, 33 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0B210A?

The complementary color is #200A21, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0B210A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0B210A color

#0B210A rgb(11, 33, 10)

Shades of black

The hex color #0B210A is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.3% red, 12.9% green and 3.9% blue (11, 33, 10).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 53% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 0% magenta, 70% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.99:1).

#0B210A color codes

HEX	`#0B210A`
RGB	`rgb(11, 33, 10)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.3%, 12.9%, 3.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 53%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 70%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 0%, 70%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.41, -14.71, 11.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.41, 18.46, 142.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.737, 1.181, 0.476)`
Decimal	`729354`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0B210A, 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 #0B210A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0B210A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.99:1	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 #0B210A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0b210a; }
.text { color: #0b210a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0b210a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(11 33 10 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0b210a, #0a2115); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #0B210A?: #0B210A is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0B210A?: The RGB value is 11, 33, 10: 11 red, 33 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0B210A?: The complementary color is #200A21, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0B210A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.