What color is #212D28?

#212D28 is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #212D28?

The RGB value is 33, 45, 40: 33 red, 45 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #212D28?

The complementary color is #2D2126, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #212D28?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#212D28 color

#212D28 rgb(33, 45, 40)

Shades of black

The hex color #212D28 is a very dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 17.6% green and 15.7% blue (33, 45, 40).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 15% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.28:1).

#212D28 color codes

HEX	`#212D28`
RGB	`rgb(33, 45, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 17.6%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 15%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 27%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 11%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.24, -6.44, 1.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.24, 6.63, 166.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.948, 2.353, 2.359)`
Decimal	`2174248`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #212D28, 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 #212D28	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#212D28 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	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 #212D28 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #212d28; }
.text { color: #212d28; }
.border { border: 2px solid #212d28; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 45 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #212d28, #212c2d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #212D28?: #212D28 is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #212D28?: The RGB value is 33, 45, 40: 33 red, 45 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #212D28?: The complementary color is #2D2126, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #212D28?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.