What color is #211A24?

#211A24 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Violet Void. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #211A24?

The RGB value is 33, 26, 36: 33 red, 26 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #211A24?

The complementary color is #1D241A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #211A24?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#211A24 color

#211A24 rgb(33, 26, 36)

Shades of black

The hex color #211A24 is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 10.2% green and 14.1% blue (33, 26, 36).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 16% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Violet Void (#1A161D), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.96:1).

#211A24 color codes

HEX	`#211A24`
RGB	`rgb(33, 26, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 10.2%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 16%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 28%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 28%, 0%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.48, 5.89, -5.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.48, 8.11, 316.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.315, 1.19, 1.829)`
Decimal	`2169380`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #211A24, 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 #211A24	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#211A24 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.96:1	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 #211A24 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #211a24; }
.text { color: #211a24; }
.border { border: 2px solid #211a24; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 26 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #211a24, #241a22); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #211A24?: #211A24 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Violet Void. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #211A24?: The RGB value is 33, 26, 36: 33 red, 26 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #211A24?: The complementary color is #1D241A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #211A24?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.