What color is #211515?

#211515 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 #211515?

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

What is the complementary color of #211515?

The complementary color is #152121, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #211515?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#211515 color

#211515 rgb(33, 21, 21)

Shades of black

The hex color #211515 is a very dark, grayish red.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 22% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 36% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Bats Cloak (#1F1518), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.76:1).

#211515 color codes

HEX	`#211515`
RGB	`rgb(33, 21, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 8.2%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 22%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 36%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 36%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.25, 6.14, 2.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.25, 6.57, 20.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.031, 0.914, 0.831)`
Decimal	`2168085`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #211515, 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 #211515	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#211515 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.76:1	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 #211515 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #211515; }
.text { color: #211515; }
.border { border: 2px solid #211515; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 21 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #211515, #211b15); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #211515?: #211515 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 #211515?: The RGB value is 33, 21, 21: 33 red, 21 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #211515?: The complementary color is #152121, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #211515?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.