What color is #21010B?

#21010B is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Belladonna. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #21010B?

The RGB value is 33, 1, 11: 33 red, 1 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #21010B?

The complementary color is #012117, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #21010B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#21010B color

#21010B rgb(33, 1, 11)

Shades of black

The hex color #21010B is a very dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 0.4% green and 4.3% blue (33, 1, 11).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 94% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 97% magenta, 67% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Belladonna (#220011), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.56:1).

#21010B color codes

HEX	`#21010B`
RGB	`rgb(33, 1, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 0.4%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 94%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 97%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 97%, 67%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.34, 14.24, 0.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.34, 14.25, 2.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.699, 0.369, 0.351)`
Decimal	`2162955`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #21010B, 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 #21010B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#21010B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	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 #21010B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #21010b; }
.text { color: #21010b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #21010b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 1 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #21010b, #210701); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #21010B?: #21010B is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Belladonna. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #21010B?: The RGB value is 33, 1, 11: 33 red, 1 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #21010B?: The complementary color is #012117, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #21010B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.