What color is #212814?

#212814 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 #212814?

The RGB value is 33, 40, 20: 33 red, 40 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #212814?

The complementary color is #1B1428, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #212814?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#212814 color

#212814 rgb(33, 40, 20)

Shades of green

The hex color #212814 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 15.7% green and 7.8% blue (33, 40, 20).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 33% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.24:1).

#212814 color codes

HEX	`#212814`
RGB	`rgb(33, 40, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 15.7%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 33%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 50%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 50%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.91, -7.46, 12.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.91, 14.26, 121.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.512, 1.891, 0.947)`
Decimal	`2172948`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #212814, 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 #212814	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#212814 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.24:1	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 #212814 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #212814; }
.text { color: #212814; }
.border { border: 2px solid #212814; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 40 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #212814, #172814); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #212814?: #212814 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 #212814?: The RGB value is 33, 40, 20: 33 red, 40 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #212814?: The complementary color is #1B1428, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #212814?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.