What color is #212600?

#212600 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Lindworm Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #212600?

The RGB value is 33, 38, 0: 33 red, 38 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #212600?

The complementary color is #050026, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #212600?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#212600 color

#212600 rgb(33, 38, 0)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #212600 is a very dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 14.9% green and 0% blue (33, 38, 0).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 100% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Lindworm Green (#172808), a difference of 5.2 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.65:1).

#212600 color codes

HEX	`#212600`
RGB	`rgb(33, 38, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 14.9%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 100%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 100%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 100%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.88, -8.61, 20.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.88, 21.97, 113.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.32, 1.71, 0.26)`
Decimal	`2172416`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #212600, 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 #212600	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#212600 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.65:1	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 #212600 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #212600; }
.text { color: #212600; }
.border { border: 2px solid #212600; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 38 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #212600, #0e2600); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #212600?: #212600 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Lindworm Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #212600?: The RGB value is 33, 38, 0: 33 red, 38 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #212600?: The complementary color is #050026, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #212600?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.