What color is #212F09?

#212F09 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 #212F09?

The RGB value is 33, 47, 9: 33 red, 47 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #212F09?

The complementary color is #17092F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #212F09?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#212F09 color

#212F09 rgb(33, 47, 9)

Shades of green

The hex color #212F09 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 18.4% green and 3.5% blue (33, 47, 9).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 68% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 81% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.24:1).

#212F09 color codes

HEX	`#212F09`
RGB	`rgb(33, 47, 9)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 18.4%, 3.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 68%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 81%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 81%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.35, -13.16, 20.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.35, 24.73, 122.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.693, 2.376, 0.628)`
Decimal	`2174729`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #212F09, 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 #212F09	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#212F09 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.24:1	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 #212F09 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #212f09; }
.text { color: #212f09; }
.border { border: 2px solid #212f09; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 47 9 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #212f09, #0e2f09); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #212F09?: #212F09 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 #212F09?: The RGB value is 33, 47, 9: 33 red, 47 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #212F09?: The complementary color is #17092F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #212F09?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.