What color is #210A1C?

#210A1C is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Shot in the Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #210A1C?

The RGB value is 33, 10, 28: 33 red, 10 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #210A1C?

The complementary color is #0A210F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #210A1C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#210A1C color

#210A1C rgb(33, 10, 28)

Shades of black

The hex color #210A1C is a very dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 3.9% green and 11% blue (33, 10, 28).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 53% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 70% magenta, 15% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Shot in the Dark (#1D0D1D), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.67:1).

#210A1C color codes

HEX	`#210A1C`
RGB	`rgb(33, 10, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 3.9%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 53%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 70%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 70%, 15%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.64, 14.25, -6.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.64, 15.8, 334.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.945, 0.624, 1.169)`
Decimal	`2165276`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #210A1C, 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 #210A1C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#210A1C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.67:1	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 #210A1C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #210a1c; }
.text { color: #210a1c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #210a1c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 10 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #210a1c, #210a11); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #210A1C?: #210A1C is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Shot in the Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #210A1C?: The RGB value is 33, 10, 28: 33 red, 10 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #210A1C?: The complementary color is #0A210F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #210A1C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.