What color is #212B2A?

#212B2A 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 #212B2A?

The RGB value is 33, 43, 42: 33 red, 43 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #212B2A?

The complementary color is #2B2122, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #212B2A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#212B2A color

#212B2A rgb(33, 43, 42)

Shades of black

The hex color #212B2A is a very dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 16.9% green and 16.5% blue (33, 43, 42).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 13% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% 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 14.55:1).

#212B2A color codes

HEX	`#212B2A`
RGB	`rgb(33, 43, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 16.9%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 13%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 23%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 2%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.59, -4.58, -0.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.59, 4.64, 189.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.909, 2.218, 2.518)`
Decimal	`2173738`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #212B2A, 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 #212B2A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#212B2A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.55:1	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 #212B2A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #212b2a; }
.text { color: #212b2a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #212b2a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 43 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #212b2a, #21272b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #212B2A?: #212B2A 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 #212B2A?: The RGB value is 33, 43, 42: 33 red, 43 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #212B2A?: The complementary color is #2B2122, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #212B2A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.