What color is #212D09?

#212D09 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #212D09?

The RGB value is 33, 45, 9: 33 red, 45 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #212D09?

The complementary color is #15092D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #212D09?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#212D09 color

#212D09 rgb(33, 45, 9)

Shades of green

The hex color #212D09 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 17.6% green and 3.5% blue (33, 45, 9).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 67% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 80% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.54:1).

#212D09 color codes

HEX	`#212D09`
RGB	`rgb(33, 45, 9)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 17.6%, 3.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 67%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 80%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 80%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.6, -11.98, 20.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.6, 23.33, 120.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.615, 2.22, 0.602)`
Decimal	`2174217`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #212D09, 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 #212D09	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#212D09 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.54:1	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 #212D09 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #212d09; }
.text { color: #212d09; }
.border { border: 2px solid #212d09; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 45 9 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #212d09, #0f2d09); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #212D09?: #212D09 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #212D09?: The RGB value is 33, 45, 9: 33 red, 45 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #212D09?: The complementary color is #15092D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #212D09?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.