What color is #211411?

#211411 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Dark Orchestra. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #211411?

The RGB value is 33, 20, 17: 33 red, 20 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #211411?

The complementary color is #111E21, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #211411?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#211411 color

#211411 rgb(33, 20, 17)

Shades of black

The hex color #211411 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 7.8% green and 6.7% blue (33, 20, 17).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 32% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 48% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Dark Orchestra (#251B19), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.91:1).

#211411 color codes

HEX	`#211411`
RGB	`rgb(33, 20, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 7.8%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 32%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 48%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 48%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.81, 6.16, 4.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.81, 7.47, 34.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.979, 0.864, 0.645)`
Decimal	`2167825`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #211411, 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 #211411	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#211411 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.91:1	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 #211411 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #211411; }
.text { color: #211411; }
.border { border: 2px solid #211411; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 20 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #211411, #211c11); }

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Questions

What color is #211411?: #211411 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Dark Orchestra. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #211411?: The RGB value is 33, 20, 17: 33 red, 20 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #211411?: The complementary color is #111E21, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #211411?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.