What color is #212927?

#212927 is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Bitter Liquorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #212927?

The RGB value is 33, 41, 39: 33 red, 41 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #212927?

The complementary color is #292123, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #212927?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#212927 color

#212927 rgb(33, 41, 39)

Shades of black

The hex color #212927 is a very dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 16.1% green and 15.3% blue (33, 41, 39).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 11% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Bitter Liquorice (#262926), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.88:1).

#212927 color codes

HEX	`#212927`
RGB	`rgb(33, 41, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 16.1%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 11%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 20%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 5%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.78, -4.03, 0.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.78, 4.04, 178.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.786, 2.056, 2.222)`
Decimal	`2173223`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #212927, 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 #212927	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#212927 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	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 #212927 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #212927; }
.text { color: #212927; }
.border { border: 2px solid #212927; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 41 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #212927, #212729); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #212927?: #212927 is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Bitter Liquorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #212927?: The RGB value is 33, 41, 39: 33 red, 41 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #212927?: The complementary color is #292123, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #212927?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.