What color is #211911?

#211911 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Soulless. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #211911?

The RGB value is 33, 25, 17: 33 red, 25 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #211911?

The complementary color is #111921, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #211911?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#211911 color

#211911 rgb(33, 25, 17)

Shades of black

The hex color #211911 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 9.8% green and 6.7% blue (33, 25, 17).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 32% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 48% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Soulless (#1B150D), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.33:1).

#211911 color codes

HEX	`#211911`
RGB	`rgb(33, 25, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 9.8%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 32%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 48%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 48%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.47, 2.47, 6.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.47, 7.08, 69.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.076, 1.059, 0.678)`
Decimal	`2169105`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #211911, 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 #211911	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#211911 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.33:1	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 #211911 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #211911; }
.text { color: #211911; }
.border { border: 2px solid #211911; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 25 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #211911, #212111); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #211911?: #211911 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Soulless. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #211911?: The RGB value is 33, 25, 17: 33 red, 25 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #211911?: The complementary color is #111921, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #211911?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.