What color is #211816?

#211816 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Dark Orchestra. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #211816?

The RGB value is 33, 24, 22: 33 red, 24 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #211816?

The complementary color is #161F21, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #211816?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#211816 color

#211816 rgb(33, 24, 22)

Shades of black

The hex color #211816 is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 9.4% green and 8.6% blue (33, 24, 22).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 20% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 33% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Dark Orchestra (#251B19), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.4:1).

#211816 color codes

HEX	`#211816`
RGB	`rgb(33, 24, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 9.4%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 20%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 33%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 33%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.28, 4.1, 3.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.28, 5.15, 37.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.099, 1.035, 0.901)`
Decimal	`2168854`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #211816, 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 #211816	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#211816 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	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 #211816 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #211816; }
.text { color: #211816; }
.border { border: 2px solid #211816; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 24 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #211816, #211d16); }

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Questions

What color is #211816?: #211816 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Dark Orchestra. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #211816?: The RGB value is 33, 24, 22: 33 red, 24 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #211816?: The complementary color is #161F21, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #211816?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.