What color is #211415?

#211415 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Bats Cloak. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #211415?

The RGB value is 33, 20, 21: 33 red, 20 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #211415?

The complementary color is #142120, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #211415?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#211415 color

#211415 rgb(33, 20, 21)

Shades of black

The hex color #211415 is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 7.8% green and 8.2% blue (33, 20, 21).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 25% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 36% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Bats Cloak (#1F1518), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.86:1).

#211415 color codes

HEX	`#211415`
RGB	`rgb(33, 20, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 7.8%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 25%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 39%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 36%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.93, 6.88, 1.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.93, 7.13, 15.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.013, 0.878, 0.825)`
Decimal	`2167829`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #211415, 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 #211415	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#211415 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	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 #211415 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #211415; }
.text { color: #211415; }
.border { border: 2px solid #211415; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 20 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #211415, #211914); }

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Questions

What color is #211415?: #211415 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Bats Cloak. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #211415?: The RGB value is 33, 20, 21: 33 red, 20 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #211415?: The complementary color is #142120, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #211415?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.