What color is #21292A?

#21292A is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Graphite Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #21292A?

The RGB value is 33, 41, 42: 33 red, 41 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #21292A?

The complementary color is #2A2221, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #21292A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#21292A color

#21292A rgb(33, 41, 42)

Shades of black

The hex color #21292A is a very dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 16.1% green and 16.5% blue (33, 41, 42).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 12% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Graphite Black (#262A2B), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.84:1).

#21292A color codes

HEX	`#21292A`
RGB	`rgb(33, 41, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 16.1%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 12%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 21%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 2%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.88, -3.22, -1.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.88, 3.7, 209.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.838, 2.076, 2.494)`
Decimal	`2173226`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #21292A, 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 #21292A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#21292A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	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 #21292A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #21292a; }
.text { color: #21292a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #21292a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 41 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #21292a, #21252a); }

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Questions

What color is #21292A?: #21292A is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Graphite Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #21292A?: The RGB value is 33, 41, 42: 33 red, 41 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #21292A?: The complementary color is #2A2221, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #21292A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.