What color is #212824?

#212824 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #212824?

The RGB value is 33, 40, 36: 33 red, 40 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #212824?

The complementary color is #282125, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #212824?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#212824 color

#212824 rgb(33, 40, 36)

Shades of black

The hex color #212824 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 15.7% green and 14.1% blue (33, 40, 36).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 10% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Underworld (#1E231C), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.07:1).

#212824 color codes

HEX	`#212824`
RGB	`rgb(33, 40, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 15.7%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 10%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 17%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 10%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.32, -4.13, 1.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.32, 4.43, 158.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.704, 1.968, 1.959)`
Decimal	`2172964`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #212824, 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 #212824	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#212824 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.07:1	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 #212824 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #212824; }
.text { color: #212824; }
.border { border: 2px solid #212824; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 40 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #212824, #212827); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #212824?: #212824 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #212824?: The RGB value is 33, 40, 36: 33 red, 40 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #212824?: The complementary color is #282125, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #212824?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.