What color is #210A10?

#210A10 is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Italian Roast. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #210A10?

The RGB value is 33, 10, 16: 33 red, 10 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #210A10?

The complementary color is #0A211B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #210A10?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#210A10 color

#210A10 rgb(33, 10, 16)

Shades of black

The hex color #210A10 is a very dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 3.9% green and 6.3% blue (33, 10, 16).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 53% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 70% magenta, 52% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Italian Roast (#221111), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.82:1).

#210A10 color codes

HEX	`#210A10`
RGB	`rgb(33, 10, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 3.9%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 53%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 70%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 70%, 52%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.22, 11.47, 1.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.22, 11.52, 5.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.829, 0.578, 0.558)`
Decimal	`2165264`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #210A10, 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 #210A10	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#210A10 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	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 #210A10 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #210a10; }
.text { color: #210a10; }
.border { border: 2px solid #210a10; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 10 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #210a10, #210f0a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #210A10?: #210A10 is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Italian Roast. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #210A10?: The RGB value is 33, 10, 16: 33 red, 10 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #210A10?: The complementary color is #0A211B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #210A10?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.