What color is #21192A?

#21192A is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Shot in the Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #21192A?

The RGB value is 33, 25, 42: 33 red, 25 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #21192A?

The complementary color is #222A19, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #21192A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#21192A color

#21192A rgb(33, 25, 42)

Shades of black

The hex color #21192A is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 9.8% green and 16.5% blue (33, 25, 42).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 25% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Shot in the Dark (#1D0D1D), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.97:1).

#21192A color codes

HEX	`#21192A`
RGB	`rgb(33, 25, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 9.8%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 25%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 40%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 40%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.45, 8.33, -10.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.45, 13.05, 309.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.393, 1.186, 2.346)`
Decimal	`2169130`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #21192A, 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 #21192A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#21192A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	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 #21192A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #21192a; }
.text { color: #21192a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #21192a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 25 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #21192a, #2a192a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #21192A?: #21192A is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Shot in the Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #21192A?: The RGB value is 33, 25, 42: 33 red, 25 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #21192A?: The complementary color is #222A19, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #21192A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.