What color is #212916?

#212916 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 #212916?

The RGB value is 33, 41, 22: 33 red, 41 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #212916?

The complementary color is #1E1629, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #212916?

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.

#212916 color

#212916 rgb(33, 41, 22)

Shades of green

The hex color #212916 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 16.1% green and 8.6% blue (33, 41, 22).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 30% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#212916 color codes

HEX	`#212916`
RGB	`rgb(33, 41, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 16.1%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 30%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 46%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 46%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.31, -7.77, 11.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.31, 13.74, 124.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.565, 1.967, 1.056)`
Decimal	`2173206`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #212916, 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 #212916	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#212916 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 #212916 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #212916; }
.text { color: #212916; }
.border { border: 2px solid #212916; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 41 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #212916, #182916); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #212916?: #212916 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 #212916?: The RGB value is 33, 41, 22: 33 red, 41 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #212916?: The complementary color is #1E1629, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #212916?: 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.