What color is #212A25?

#212A25 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Terminal Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #212A25?

The RGB value is 33, 42, 37: 33 red, 42 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #212A25?

The complementary color is #2A2126, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #212A25?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#212A25 color

#212A25 rgb(33, 42, 37)

Shades of black

The hex color #212A25 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 16.5% green and 14.5% blue (33, 42, 37).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 12% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Terminal Black (#2B322D), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.76:1).

#212A25 color codes

HEX	`#212A25`
RGB	`rgb(33, 42, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 16.5%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 12%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 21%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 12%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.07, -5.22, 1.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.07, 5.58, 159.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.789, 2.113, 2.063)`
Decimal	`2173477`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #212A25, 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 #212A25	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#212A25 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.76:1	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 #212A25 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #212a25; }
.text { color: #212a25; }
.border { border: 2px solid #212a25; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 42 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #212a25, #212a2a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #212A25?: #212A25 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Terminal Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #212A25?: The RGB value is 33, 42, 37: 33 red, 42 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #212A25?: The complementary color is #2A2126, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #212A25?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.