What color is #21211A?

#21211A is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #21211A?

The RGB value is 33, 33, 26: 33 red, 33 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #21211A?

The complementary color is #1A1A21, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #21211A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#21211A color

#21211A rgb(33, 33, 26)

Shades of black

The hex color #21211A is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 12.9% green and 10.2% blue (33, 33, 26).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 12% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Underworld (#1E231C), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.19:1).

#21211A color codes

HEX	`#21211A`
RGB	`rgb(33, 33, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 12.9%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 12%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 21%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 21%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.52, -1.6, 4.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.52, 5.02, 108.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.357, 1.486, 1.192)`
Decimal	`2171162`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #21211A, 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 #21211A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#21211A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	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 #21211A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #21211a; }
.text { color: #21211a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #21211a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 33 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #21211a, #1d211a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #21211A?: #21211A is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #21211A?: The RGB value is 33, 33, 26: 33 red, 33 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #21211A?: The complementary color is #1A1A21, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #21211A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.