What color is #211F16?

#211F16 is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Noir Mystique. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #211F16?

The RGB value is 33, 31, 22: 33 red, 31 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #211F16?

The complementary color is #161821, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #211F16?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#211F16 color

#211F16 rgb(33, 31, 22)

Shades of black

The hex color #211F16 is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 12.2% green and 8.6% blue (33, 31, 22).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 20% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 33% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Noir Mystique (#1F180A), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.51:1).

#211F16 color codes

HEX	`#211F16`
RGB	`rgb(33, 31, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 12.2%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 20%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 33%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 33%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.7, -0.99, 6.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.7, 6.58, 98.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.262, 1.361, 0.955)`
Decimal	`2170646`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #211F16, 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 #211F16	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#211F16 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.51:1	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 #211F16 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #211f16; }
.text { color: #211f16; }
.border { border: 2px solid #211f16; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 31 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #211f16, #1e2116); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #211F16?: #211F16 is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Noir Mystique. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #211F16?: The RGB value is 33, 31, 22: 33 red, 31 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #211F16?: The complementary color is #161821, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #211F16?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.