What color is #211C19?

#211C19 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Umbra. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #211C19?

The RGB value is 33, 28, 25: 33 red, 28 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #211C19?

The complementary color is #191E21, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #211C19?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#211C19 color

#211C19 rgb(33, 28, 25)

Shades of black

The hex color #211C19 is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 11% green and 9.8% blue (33, 28, 25).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 14% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 24% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Umbra (#211E1F), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.87:1).

#211C19 color codes

HEX	`#211C19`
RGB	`rgb(33, 28, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 11%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 14%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 24%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 24%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.73, 1.77, 2.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.73, 3.46, 59.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.218, 1.224, 1.092)`
Decimal	`2169881`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #211C19, 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 #211C19	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#211C19 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.87:1	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 #211C19 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #211c19; }
.text { color: #211c19; }
.border { border: 2px solid #211c19; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 28 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #211c19, #212019); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #211C19?: #211C19 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Umbra. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #211C19?: The RGB value is 33, 28, 25: 33 red, 28 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #211C19?: The complementary color is #191E21, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #211C19?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.