What color is #211C22?

#211C22 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 #211C22?

The RGB value is 33, 28, 34: 33 red, 28 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #211C22?

The complementary color is #1D221C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #211C22?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#211C22 color

#211C22 rgb(33, 28, 34)

Shades of black

The hex color #211C22 is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 11% green and 13.3% blue (33, 28, 34).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 10% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Night Demons (#201B20), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.75:1).

#211C22 color codes

HEX	`#211C22`
RGB	`rgb(33, 28, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 11%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 10%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 18%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 18%, 0%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.06, 3.89, -3.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.06, 5.04, 320.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.331, 1.269, 1.688)`
Decimal	`2169890`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #211C22, 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 #211C22	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#211C22 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	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 #211C22 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #211c22; }
.text { color: #211c22; }
.border { border: 2px solid #211c22; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 28 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #211c22, #221c20); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #211C22?: #211C22 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 #211C22?: The RGB value is 33, 28, 34: 33 red, 28 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #211C22?: The complementary color is #1D221C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #211C22?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.