What color is #212810?

#212810 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #212810?

The RGB value is 33, 40, 16: 33 red, 40 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #212810?

The complementary color is #171028, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #212810?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#212810 color

#212810 rgb(33, 40, 16)

Shades of green

The hex color #212810 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 15.7% green and 6.3% blue (33, 40, 16).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 43% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 60% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.27:1).

#212810 color codes

HEX	`#212810`
RGB	`rgb(33, 40, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 15.7%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 43%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 60%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 60%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.84, -8.07, 14.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.84, 16.59, 119.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.48, 1.878, 0.775)`
Decimal	`2172944`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #212810, 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 #212810	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#212810 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	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 #212810 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #212810; }
.text { color: #212810; }
.border { border: 2px solid #212810; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 40 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #212810, #152810); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #212810?: #212810 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #212810?: The RGB value is 33, 40, 16: 33 red, 40 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #212810?: The complementary color is #171028, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #212810?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.