What color is #211E1B?

#211E1B is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Coco’s Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #211E1B?

The RGB value is 33, 30, 27: 33 red, 30 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #211E1B?

The complementary color is #1B1E21, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #211E1B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#211E1B color

#211E1B rgb(33, 30, 27)

Shades of black

The hex color #211E1B is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 11.8% green and 10.6% blue (33, 30, 27).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 10% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 18% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Coco’s Black (#1C1C1A), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.59:1).

#211E1B color codes

HEX	`#211E1B`
RGB	`rgb(33, 30, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 11.8%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 10%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 18%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 18%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.49, 0.75, 2.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.49, 2.68, 73.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.289, 1.331, 1.226)`
Decimal	`2170395`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #211E1B, 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 #211E1B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#211E1B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	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 #211E1B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #211e1b; }
.text { color: #211e1b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #211e1b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 30 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #211e1b, #21211b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #211E1B?: #211E1B is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Coco’s Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #211E1B?: The RGB value is 33, 30, 27: 33 red, 30 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #211E1B?: The complementary color is #1B1E21, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #211E1B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.