What color is #212423?

#212423 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Bitter Liquorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #212423?

The RGB value is 33, 36, 35: 33 red, 36 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #212423?

The complementary color is #242122, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #212423?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#212423 color

#212423 rgb(33, 36, 35)

Shades of black

The hex color #212423 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 14.1% green and 13.7% blue (33, 36, 35).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 4% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Bitter Liquorice (#262926), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.66:1).

#212423 color codes

HEX	`#212423`
RGB	`rgb(33, 36, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 14.1%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 4%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 8%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 3%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.86, -1.62, 0.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.86, 1.63, 173.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.561, 1.706, 1.837)`
Decimal	`2171939`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #212423, 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 #212423	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#212423 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	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 #212423 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #212423; }
.text { color: #212423; }
.border { border: 2px solid #212423; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 36 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #212423, #212424); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #212423?: #212423 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Bitter Liquorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #212423?: The RGB value is 33, 36, 35: 33 red, 36 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #212423?: The complementary color is #242122, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #212423?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.