What color is #21301B?

#21301B is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #21301B?

The RGB value is 33, 48, 27: 33 red, 48 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #21301B?

The complementary color is #2A1B30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #21301B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#21301B color

#21301B rgb(33, 48, 27)

Shades of green

The hex color #21301B is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 18.8% green and 10.6% blue (33, 48, 27).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 28% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.97:1).

#21301B color codes

HEX	`#21301B`
RGB	`rgb(33, 48, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 18.8%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 28%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 44%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 44%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.99, -11.25, 11.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.99, 16.08, 134.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.882, 2.516, 1.423)`
Decimal	`2175003`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #21301B, 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 #21301B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#21301B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	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 #21301B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #21301b; }
.text { color: #21301b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #21301b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 48 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #21301b, #1b301f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #21301B?: #21301B is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #21301B?: The RGB value is 33, 48, 27: 33 red, 48 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #21301B?: The complementary color is #2A1B30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #21301B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.