What color is #210E20?

#210E20 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 #210E20?

The RGB value is 33, 14, 32: 33 red, 14 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #210E20?

The complementary color is #0E210F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #210E20?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#210E20 color

#210E20 rgb(33, 14, 32)

Shades of black

The hex color #210E20 is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 5.5% green and 12.5% blue (33, 14, 32).

Its hue angle is 303°, with 40% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 58% magenta, 3% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Shot in the Dark (#1D0D1D), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.29:1).

#210E20 color codes

HEX	`#210E20`
RGB	`rgb(33, 14, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 5.5%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(303, 40%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(303, 58%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 58%, 3%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.7, 13.33, -8.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.7, 15.71, 328.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.045, 0.742, 1.454)`
Decimal	`2166304`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #210E20, 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 #210E20	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#210E20 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.29:1	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 #210E20 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #210e20; }
.text { color: #210e20; }
.border { border: 2px solid #210e20; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 14 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #210e20, #210e17); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #210E20?: #210E20 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 #210E20?: The RGB value is 33, 14, 32: 33 red, 14 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #210E20?: The complementary color is #0E210F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #210E20?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.