What color is #212D29?

#212D29 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 #212D29?

The RGB value is 33, 45, 41: 33 red, 45 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #212D29?

The complementary color is #2D2125, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #212D29?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#212D29 color

#212D29 rgb(33, 45, 41)

Shades of black

The hex color #212D29 is a very dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 17.6% green and 16.1% blue (33, 45, 41).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 15% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Aztec (#293432), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.27:1).

#212D29 color codes

HEX	`#212D29`
RGB	`rgb(33, 45, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 17.6%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 15%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 27%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 9%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.27, -6.18, 0.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.27, 6.24, 171.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.966, 2.36, 2.449)`
Decimal	`2174249`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #212D29, 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 #212D29	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#212D29 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.27:1	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 #212D29 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #212d29; }
.text { color: #212d29; }
.border { border: 2px solid #212d29; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 45 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #212d29, #212b2d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #212D29?: #212D29 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 #212D29?: The RGB value is 33, 45, 41: 33 red, 45 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #212D29?: The complementary color is #2D2125, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #212D29?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.