What color is #212E23?

#212E23 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Terminal Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #212E23?

The RGB value is 33, 46, 35: 33 red, 46 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #212E23?

The complementary color is #2E212C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #212E23?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#212E23 color

#212E23 rgb(33, 46, 35)

Shades of black

The hex color #212E23 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 18% green and 13.7% blue (33, 46, 35).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 16% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Terminal Black (#2B322D), a difference of 5 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.19:1).

#212E23 color codes

HEX	`#212E23`
RGB	`rgb(33, 46, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 18%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 16%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 28%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 24%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.45, -8.32, 5.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.45, 9.88, 147.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.907, 2.399, 1.952)`
Decimal	`2174499`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #212E23, 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 #212E23	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#212E23 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	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 #212E23 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #212e23; }
.text { color: #212e23; }
.border { border: 2px solid #212e23; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 46 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #212e23, #212e2a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #212E23?: #212E23 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Terminal Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #212E23?: The RGB value is 33, 46, 35: 33 red, 46 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #212E23?: The complementary color is #2E212C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #212E23?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.