What color is #211D16?

#211D16 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Soulless. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #211D16?

The RGB value is 33, 29, 22: 33 red, 29 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #211D16?

The complementary color is #161A21, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #211D16?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#211D16 color

#211D16 rgb(33, 29, 22)

Shades of black

The hex color #211D16 is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 11.4% green and 8.6% blue (33, 29, 22).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 20% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 33% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Soulless (#1B150D), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.77:1).

#211D16 color codes

HEX	`#211D16`
RGB	`rgb(33, 29, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 11.4%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 20%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 33%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 33%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.99, 0.44, 5.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.99, 5.55, 85.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.211, 1.26, 0.938)`
Decimal	`2170134`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #211D16, 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 #211D16	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#211D16 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.77:1	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 #211D16 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #211d16; }
.text { color: #211d16; }
.border { border: 2px solid #211d16; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 29 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #211d16, #202116); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #211D16?: #211D16 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Soulless. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #211D16?: The RGB value is 33, 29, 22: 33 red, 29 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #211D16?: The complementary color is #161A21, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #211D16?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.