What color is #212309?

#212309 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #212309?

The RGB value is 33, 35, 9: 33 red, 35 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #212309?

The complementary color is #0B0923, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #212309?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#212309 color

#212309 rgb(33, 35, 9)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #212309 is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 13.7% green and 3.5% blue (33, 35, 9).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 59% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 74% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 5.6 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.04:1).

#212309 color codes

HEX	`#212309`
RGB	`rgb(33, 35, 9)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 13.7%, 3.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 59%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 74%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 74%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.89, -5.65, 15.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.89, 16.24, 110.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.278, 1.545, 0.489)`
Decimal	`2171657`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #212309, 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 #212309	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#212309 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	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 #212309 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #212309; }
.text { color: #212309; }
.border { border: 2px solid #212309; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 35 9 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #212309, #142309); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #212309?: #212309 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #212309?: The RGB value is 33, 35, 9: 33 red, 35 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #212309?: The complementary color is #0B0923, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #212309?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.