What color is #212A19?

#212A19 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #212A19?

The RGB value is 33, 42, 25: 33 red, 42 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #212A19?

The complementary color is #22192A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #212A19?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#212A19 color

#212A19 rgb(33, 42, 25)

Shades of gray

The hex color #212A19 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 16.5% green and 9.8% blue (33, 42, 25).

Its hue angle is 92°, with 25% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.89:1).

#212A19 color codes

HEX	`#212A19`
RGB	`rgb(33, 42, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 16.5%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(92, 25%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(92, 40%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 40%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.74, -7.87, 9.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.74, 12.62, 128.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.631, 2.049, 1.229)`
Decimal	`2173465`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #212A19, 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 #212A19	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#212A19 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.89:1	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 #212A19 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #212a19; }
.text { color: #212a19; }
.border { border: 2px solid #212a19; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 42 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #212a19, #192a1a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #212A19?: #212A19 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #212A19?: The RGB value is 33, 42, 25: 33 red, 42 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #212A19?: The complementary color is #22192A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #212A19?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.