What color is #211A1F?

#211A1F is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Night Demons. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #211A1F?

The RGB value is 33, 26, 31: 33 red, 26 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #211A1F?

The complementary color is #1A211C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #211A1F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#211A1F color

#211A1F rgb(33, 26, 31)

Shades of black

The hex color #211A1F is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 10.2% green and 12.2% blue (33, 26, 31).

Its hue angle is 317°, with 12% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 6% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Night Demons (#201B20), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.04:1).

#211A1F color codes

HEX	`#211A1F`
RGB	`rgb(33, 26, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 10.2%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(317, 12%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(317, 21%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 6%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.27, 4.61, -2.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.27, 5.09, 334.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.244, 1.161, 1.455)`
Decimal	`2169375`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #211A1F, 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 #211A1F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#211A1F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	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 #211A1F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #211a1f; }
.text { color: #211a1f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #211a1f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 26 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #211a1f, #211a1b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #211A1F?: #211A1F is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Night Demons. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #211A1F?: The RGB value is 33, 26, 31: 33 red, 26 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #211A1F?: The complementary color is #1A211C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #211A1F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.