What color is #210303?

#210303 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Dwarf Fortress. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #210303?

The RGB value is 33, 3, 3: 33 red, 3 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #210303?

The complementary color is #032121, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #210303?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#210303 color

#210303 rgb(33, 3, 3)

Shades of black

The hex color #210303 is a very dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 1.2% green and 1.2% blue (33, 3, 3).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 83% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 91% magenta, 91% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Dwarf Fortress (#1D0200), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.46:1).

#210303 color codes

HEX	`#210303`
RGB	`rgb(33, 3, 3)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 1.2%, 1.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 83%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 91%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 91%, 91%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.57, 12.32, 4.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.57, 13.06, 19.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.676, 0.395, 0.127)`
Decimal	`2163459`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #210303, 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 #210303	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#210303 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	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 #210303 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #210303; }
.text { color: #210303; }
.border { border: 2px solid #210303; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 3 3 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #210303, #211203); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #210303?: #210303 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Dwarf Fortress. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #210303?: The RGB value is 33, 3, 3: 33 red, 3 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #210303?: The complementary color is #032121, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #210303?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.