What color is #210C2E?

#210C2E is a very dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Midnight Monarch. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #210C2E?

The RGB value is 33, 12, 46: 33 red, 12 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #210C2E?

The complementary color is #192E0C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #210C2E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#210C2E color

#210C2E rgb(33, 12, 46)

Shades of black

The hex color #210C2E is a very dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 4.7% green and 18% blue (33, 12, 46).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 59% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 74% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Monarch (#1C0F33), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.15:1).

#210C2E color codes

HEX	`#210C2E`
RGB	`rgb(33, 12, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 4.7%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 59%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 74%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 74%, 0%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.08, 18.6, -18.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.08, 26.1, 315.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.252, 0.784, 2.67)`
Decimal	`2165806`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #210C2E, 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 #210C2E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#210C2E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	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 #210C2E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #210c2e; }
.text { color: #210c2e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #210c2e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 12 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #210c2e, #2e0c2a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #210C2E?: #210C2E is a very dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Midnight Monarch. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #210C2E?: The RGB value is 33, 12, 46: 33 red, 12 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #210C2E?: The complementary color is #192E0C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #210C2E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.