What color is #210C17?

#210C17 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #210C17?

The RGB value is 33, 12, 23: 33 red, 12 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #210C17?

The complementary color is #0C2116, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #210C17?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#210C17 color

#210C17 rgb(33, 12, 23)

Shades of black

The hex color #210C17 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 4.7% green and 9% blue (33, 12, 23).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 47% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 64% magenta, 30% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Black Cherry (#2C1620), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.59:1).

#210C17 color codes

HEX	`#210C17`
RGB	`rgb(33, 12, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 4.7%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 47%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 64%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 64%, 30%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.86, 12.1, -2.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.86, 12.37, 347.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.913, 0.648, 0.887)`
Decimal	`2165783`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #210C17, 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 #210C17	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#210C17 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	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 #210C17 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #210c17; }
.text { color: #210c17; }
.border { border: 2px solid #210c17; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 12 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #210c17, #210c0c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #210C17?: #210C17 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #210C17?: The RGB value is 33, 12, 23: 33 red, 12 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #210C17?: The complementary color is #0C2116, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #210C17?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.