What color is #212B28?

#212B28 is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aztec. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #212B28?

The RGB value is 33, 43, 40: 33 red, 43 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #212B28?

The complementary color is #2B2124, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #212B28?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#212B28 color

#212B28 rgb(33, 43, 40)

Shades of black

The hex color #212B28 is a very dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 16.9% green and 15.7% blue (33, 43, 40).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 13% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Aztec (#293432), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.57:1).

#212B28 color codes

HEX	`#212B28`
RGB	`rgb(33, 43, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 16.9%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 13%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 23%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 7%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.52, -5.12, 0.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.52, 5.14, 174.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.874, 2.204, 2.334)`
Decimal	`2173736`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #212B28, 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 #212B28	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#212B28 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	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 #212B28 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #212b28; }
.text { color: #212b28; }
.border { border: 2px solid #212b28; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 43 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #212b28, #21292b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #212B28?: #212B28 is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aztec. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #212B28?: The RGB value is 33, 43, 40: 33 red, 43 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #212B28?: The complementary color is #2B2124, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #212B28?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.