What color is #212120?

#212120 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Lead. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #212120?

The RGB value is 33, 33, 32: 33 red, 33 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #212120?

The complementary color is #202021, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #212120?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#212120 color

#212120 rgb(33, 33, 32)

Shades of black

The hex color #212120 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 12.9% green and 12.5% blue (33, 33, 32).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 2% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Lead (#212121), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.12:1).

#212120 color codes

HEX	`#212120`
RGB	`rgb(33, 33, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 12.9%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 2%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 3%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 3%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.71, -0.25, 0.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.71, 0.72, 109.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.432, 1.515, 1.583)`
Decimal	`2171168`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #212120, 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 #212120	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#212120 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.12:1	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 #212120 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #212120; }
.text { color: #212120; }
.border { border: 2px solid #212120; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 33 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #212120, #212120); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #212120?: #212120 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Lead. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #212120?: The RGB value is 33, 33, 32: 33 red, 33 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #212120?: The complementary color is #202021, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #212120?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.