What color is #212E1C?

#212E1C is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #212E1C?

The RGB value is 33, 46, 28: 33 red, 46 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #212E1C?

The complementary color is #291C2E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #212E1C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#212E1C color

#212E1C rgb(33, 46, 28)

Shades of green

The hex color #212E1C is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 18% green and 11% blue (33, 46, 28).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 24% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.26:1).

#212E1C color codes

HEX	`#212E1C`
RGB	`rgb(33, 46, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 18%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 24%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 39%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 39%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.28, -9.83, 9.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.28, 13.93, 134.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.814, 2.361, 1.459)`
Decimal	`2174492`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #212E1C, 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 #212E1C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#212E1C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.26:1	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 #212E1C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #212e1c; }
.text { color: #212e1c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #212e1c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 46 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #212e1c, #1c2e20); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #212E1C?: #212E1C is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #212E1C?: The RGB value is 33, 46, 28: 33 red, 46 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #212E1C?: The complementary color is #291C2E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #212E1C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.