What color is #21260A?

#21260A is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #21260A?

The RGB value is 33, 38, 10: 33 red, 38 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #21260A?

The complementary color is #0F0A26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #21260A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#21260A color

#21260A rgb(33, 38, 10)

Shades of green

The hex color #21260A is a very dark, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 14.9% green and 3.9% blue (33, 38, 10).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 58% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 74% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.6:1).

#21260A color codes

HEX	`#21260A`
RGB	`rgb(33, 38, 10)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 14.9%, 3.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 58%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 74%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 74%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.01, -7.52, 16.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.01, 17.95, 114.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.375, 1.731, 0.549)`
Decimal	`2172426`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #21260A, 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 #21260A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#21260A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	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 #21260A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #21260a; }
.text { color: #21260a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #21260a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 38 10 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #21260a, #13260a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #21260A?: #21260A is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #21260A?: The RGB value is 33, 38, 10: 33 red, 38 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #21260A?: The complementary color is #0F0A26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #21260A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.