What color is #21311E?

#21311E 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 #21311E?

The RGB value is 33, 49, 30: 33 red, 49 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #21311E?

The complementary color is #2E1E31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #21311E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#21311E color

#21311E rgb(33, 49, 30)

Shades of green

The hex color #21311E is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 19.2% green and 11.8% blue (33, 49, 30).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 24% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.79:1).

#21311E color codes

HEX	`#21311E`
RGB	`rgb(33, 49, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 19.2%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 24%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 39%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 39%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.42, -11.28, 10.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.42, 15.12, 138.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.96, 2.614, 1.629)`
Decimal	`2175262`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #21311E, 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 #21311E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#21311E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	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 #21311E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #21311e; }
.text { color: #21311e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #21311e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 49 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #21311e, #1e3125); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #21311E?: #21311E 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 #21311E?: The RGB value is 33, 49, 30: 33 red, 49 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #21311E?: The complementary color is #2E1E31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #21311E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.