What color is #21230A?

#21230A 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 #21230A?

The RGB value is 33, 35, 10: 33 red, 35 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #21230A?

The complementary color is #0C0A23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #21230A?

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.

#21230A color

#21230A rgb(33, 35, 10)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #21230A is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 13.7% green and 3.9% blue (33, 35, 10).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 56% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 71% 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).

#21230A color codes

HEX	`#21230A`
RGB	`rgb(33, 35, 10)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 13.7%, 3.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 56%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 71%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 71%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.91, -5.54, 14.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.91, 15.84, 110.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.283, 1.547, 0.518)`
Decimal	`2171658`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #21230A, 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 #21230A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#21230A 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 #21230A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #21230a; }
.text { color: #21230a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #21230a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 35 10 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #21230a, #14230a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #21230A?: #21230A 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 #21230A?: The RGB value is 33, 35, 10: 33 red, 35 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #21230A?: The complementary color is #0C0A23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #21230A?: 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.