What color is #21261C?

#21261C 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 #21261C?

The RGB value is 33, 38, 28: 33 red, 38 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #21261C?

The complementary color is #211C26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #21261C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#21261C color

#21261C rgb(33, 38, 28)

Shades of black

The hex color #21261C is a very dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 14.9% green and 11% blue (33, 38, 28).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 15% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Underworld (#1E231C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.46:1).

#21261C color codes

HEX	`#21261C`
RGB	`rgb(33, 38, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 14.9%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 15%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 26%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 26%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.36, -4.63, 5.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.36, 7.5, 128.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.53, 1.793, 1.364)`
Decimal	`2172444`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #21261C, 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 #21261C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#21261C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	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 #21261C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #21261c; }
.text { color: #21261c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #21261c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 38 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #21261c, #1c261c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #21261C?: #21261C 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 #21261C?: The RGB value is 33, 38, 28: 33 red, 38 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #21261C?: The complementary color is #211C26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #21261C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.