What color is #212C14?

#212C14 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #212C14?

The RGB value is 33, 44, 20: 33 red, 44 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #212C14?

The complementary color is #1F142C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #212C14?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#212C14 color

#212C14 rgb(33, 44, 20)

Shades of green

The hex color #212C14 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 17.3% green and 7.8% blue (33, 44, 20).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 38% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 55% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.63:1).

#212C14 color codes

HEX	`#212C14`
RGB	`rgb(33, 44, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 17.3%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 38%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 55%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 55%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.38, -10, 14.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.38, 17.22, 125.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.654, 2.175, 0.994)`
Decimal	`2173972`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #212C14, 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 #212C14	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#212C14 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.63:1	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 #212C14 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #212c14; }
.text { color: #212c14; }
.border { border: 2px solid #212c14; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 44 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #212c14, #152c14); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #212C14?: #212C14 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #212C14?: The RGB value is 33, 44, 20: 33 red, 44 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #212C14?: The complementary color is #1F142C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #212C14?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.