What color is #210C1E?

#210C1E is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Shot in the Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #210C1E?

The RGB value is 33, 12, 30: 33 red, 12 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #210C1E?

The complementary color is #0C210F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #210C1E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#210C1E color

#210C1E rgb(33, 12, 30)

Shades of black

The hex color #210C1E is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 4.7% green and 11.8% blue (33, 12, 30).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 47% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 64% magenta, 9% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Shot in the Dark (#1D0D1D), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.49:1).

#210C1E color codes

HEX	`#210C1E`
RGB	`rgb(33, 12, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 4.7%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 47%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 64%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 64%, 9%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.14, 13.86, -7.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.14, 15.82, 331.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.993, 0.68, 1.307)`
Decimal	`2165790`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #210C1E, 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 #210C1E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#210C1E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	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 #210C1E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #210c1e; }
.text { color: #210c1e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #210c1e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 12 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #210c1e, #210c14); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #210C1E?: #210C1E is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Shot in the Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #210C1E?: The RGB value is 33, 12, 30: 33 red, 12 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #210C1E?: The complementary color is #0C210F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #210C1E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.