What color is #21272B?

#21272B is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Cinder. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #21272B?

The RGB value is 33, 39, 43: 33 red, 39 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #21272B?

The complementary color is #2B2521, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #21272B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#21272B color

#21272B rgb(33, 39, 43)

Shades of black

The hex color #21272B is a very dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 15.3% green and 16.9% blue (33, 39, 43).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 13% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Cinder (#242A2E), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.11:1).

#21272B color codes

HEX	`#21272B`
RGB	`rgb(33, 39, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 15.3%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 13%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 23%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 9%, 0%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.22, -1.56, -3.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.22, 3.86, 246.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.789, 1.949, 2.567)`
Decimal	`2172715`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #21272B, 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 #21272B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#21272B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	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 #21272B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #21272b; }
.text { color: #21272b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #21272b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 39 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #21272b, #21222b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #21272B?: #21272B is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Cinder. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #21272B?: The RGB value is 33, 39, 43: 33 red, 39 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #21272B?: The complementary color is #2B2521, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #21272B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.