What color is #21241A?

#21241A is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #21241A?

The RGB value is 33, 36, 26: 33 red, 36 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #21241A?

The complementary color is #1D1A24, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #21241A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#21241A color

#21241A rgb(33, 36, 26)

Shades of black

The hex color #21241A is a very dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 14.1% green and 10.2% blue (33, 36, 26).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 16% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Underworld (#1E231C), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.77:1).

#21241A color codes

HEX	`#21241A`
RGB	`rgb(33, 36, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 14.1%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 16%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 28%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 28%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.59, -3.69, 6.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.59, 7.25, 120.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.445, 1.66, 1.221)`
Decimal	`2171930`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #21241A, 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 #21241A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#21241A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.77:1	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 #21241A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #21241a; }
.text { color: #21241a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #21241a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 36 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #21241a, #1c241a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #21241A?: #21241A is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #21241A?: The RGB value is 33, 36, 26: 33 red, 36 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #21241A?: The complementary color is #1D1A24, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #21241A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.