What color is #210D24?

#210D24 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 #210D24?

The RGB value is 33, 13, 36: 33 red, 13 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #210D24?

The complementary color is #10240D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #210D24?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#210D24 color

#210D24 rgb(33, 13, 36)

Shades of black

The hex color #210D24 is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 5.1% green and 14.1% blue (33, 13, 36).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 47% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 64% magenta, 0% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Shot in the Dark (#1D0D1D), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.3:1).

#210D24 color codes

HEX	`#210D24`
RGB	`rgb(33, 13, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 5.1%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 47%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 64%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 64%, 0%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.67, 15.01, -11.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.67, 18.86, 322.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.09, 0.739, 1.754)`
Decimal	`2166052`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #210D24, 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 #210D24	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#210D24 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	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 #210D24 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #210d24; }
.text { color: #210d24; }
.border { border: 2px solid #210d24; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 13 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #210d24, #240d1c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #210D24?: #210D24 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 #210D24?: The RGB value is 33, 13, 36: 33 red, 13 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #210D24?: The complementary color is #10240D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #210D24?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.