What color is #210F2A?

#210F2A is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Dark Prom Queen. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #210F2A?

The RGB value is 33, 15, 42: 33 red, 15 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #210F2A?

The complementary color is #182A0F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #210F2A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#210F2A color

#210F2A rgb(33, 15, 42)

Shades of black

The hex color #210F2A is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 5.9% green and 16.5% blue (33, 15, 42).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 47% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 64% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Dark Prom Queen (#2B0F2E), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18:1).

#210F2A color codes

HEX	`#210F2A`
RGB	`rgb(33, 15, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 5.9%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 47%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 64%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 64%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.52, 15.57, -14.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.52, 21.37, 316.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.216, 0.832, 2.287)`
Decimal	`2166570`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #210F2A, 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 #210F2A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#210F2A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	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 #210F2A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #210f2a; }
.text { color: #210f2a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #210f2a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 15 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #210f2a, #2a0f25); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #210F2A?: #210F2A is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Dark Prom Queen. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #210F2A?: The RGB value is 33, 15, 42: 33 red, 15 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #210F2A?: The complementary color is #182A0F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #210F2A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.