What color is #210502?

#210502 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 #210502?

The RGB value is 33, 5, 2: 33 red, 5 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #210502?

The complementary color is #021E21, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #210502?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#210502 color

#210502 rgb(33, 5, 2)

Shades of black

The hex color #210502 is a very dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 2% green and 0.8% blue (33, 5, 2).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 89% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 85% magenta, 94% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Dwarf Fortress (#1D0200), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.31:1).

#210502 color codes

HEX	`#210502`
RGB	`rgb(33, 5, 2)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 2%, 0.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 89%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 94%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 85%, 94%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.94, 11.38, 5.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.94, 12.55, 24.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.693, 0.436, 0.105)`
Decimal	`2163970`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #210502, 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 #210502	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#210502 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	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 #210502 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #210502; }
.text { color: #210502; }
.border { border: 2px solid #210502; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 5 2 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #210502, #211502); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #210502?: #210502 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 #210502?: The RGB value is 33, 5, 2: 33 red, 5 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #210502?: The complementary color is #021E21, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #210502?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.