What color is #21170B?

#21170B is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Burnt Coffee. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #21170B?

The RGB value is 33, 23, 11: 33 red, 23 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #21170B?

The complementary color is #0B1521, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #21170B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#21170B color

#21170B rgb(33, 23, 11)

Shades of black

The hex color #21170B is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 9% green and 4.3% blue (33, 23, 11).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 50% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 67% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Burnt Coffee (#271B10), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.62:1).

#21170B color codes

HEX	`#21170B`
RGB	`rgb(33, 23, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 9%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 50%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 67%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 67%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.66, 3.06, 8.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.66, 9.03, 70.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.994, 0.96, 0.45)`
Decimal	`2168587`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #21170B, 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 #21170B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#21170B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	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 #21170B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #21170b; }
.text { color: #21170b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #21170b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 23 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #21170b, #20210b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #21170B?: #21170B is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Burnt Coffee. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #21170B?: The RGB value is 33, 23, 11: 33 red, 23 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #21170B?: The complementary color is #0B1521, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #21170B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.