What color is #21222A?

#21222A is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Darth Vader. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #21222A?

The RGB value is 33, 34, 42: 33 red, 34 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #21222A?

The complementary color is #2A2921, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #21222A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#21222A color

#21222A rgb(33, 34, 42)

Shades of black

The hex color #21222A is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 13.3% green and 16.5% blue (33, 34, 42).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 12% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Darth Vader (#27252A), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.83:1).

#21222A color codes

HEX	`#21222A`
RGB	`rgb(33, 34, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 13.3%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 12%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 21%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 19%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.44, 1.71, -5.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.44, 5.74, 287.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.617, 1.635, 2.42)`
Decimal	`2171434`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #21222A, 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 #21222A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#21222A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	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 #21222A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #21222a; }
.text { color: #21222a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #21222a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 34 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #21222a, #25212a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #21222A?: #21222A is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Darth Vader. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #21222A?: The RGB value is 33, 34, 42: 33 red, 34 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #21222A?: The complementary color is #2A2921, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #21222A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.