What color is #210912?

#210912 is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Belladonna. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #210912?

The RGB value is 33, 9, 18: 33 red, 9 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #210912?

The complementary color is #092118, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #210912?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#210912 color

#210912 rgb(33, 9, 18)

Shades of black

The hex color #210912 is a very dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 3.5% green and 7.1% blue (33, 9, 18).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 57% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 73% magenta, 45% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Belladonna (#220011), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.88:1).

#210912 color codes

HEX	`#210912`
RGB	`rgb(33, 9, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 3.5%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 57%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 73%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 73%, 45%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.08, 12.27, -0.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.08, 12.27, 358.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.834, 0.562, 0.637)`
Decimal	`2165010`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #210912, 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 #210912	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#210912 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	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 #210912 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #210912; }
.text { color: #210912; }
.border { border: 2px solid #210912; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 9 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #210912, #210c09); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #210912?: #210912 is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Belladonna. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #210912?: The RGB value is 33, 9, 18: 33 red, 9 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #210912?: The complementary color is #092118, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #210912?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.