What color is #212214?

#212214 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #212214?

The RGB value is 33, 34, 20: 33 red, 34 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #212214?

The complementary color is #151422, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #212214?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#212214 color

#212214 rgb(33, 34, 20)

Shades of black

The hex color #212214 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 13.3% green and 7.8% blue (33, 34, 20).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 26% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Underworld (#1E231C), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.11:1).

#212214 color codes

HEX	`#212214`
RGB	`rgb(33, 34, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 13.3%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 26%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 41%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 41%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.72, -3.45, 9.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.72, 9.9, 110.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.325, 1.518, 0.885)`
Decimal	`2171412`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #212214, 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 #212214	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#212214 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.11:1	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 #212214 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #212214; }
.text { color: #212214; }
.border { border: 2px solid #212214; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 34 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #212214, #1a2214); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #212214?: #212214 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #212214?: The RGB value is 33, 34, 20: 33 red, 34 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #212214?: The complementary color is #151422, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #212214?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.