What color is #21321C?

#21321C is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #21321C?

The RGB value is 33, 50, 28: 33 red, 50 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #21321C?

The complementary color is #2D1C32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #21321C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#21321C color

#21321C rgb(33, 50, 28)

Shades of green

The hex color #21321C is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 19.6% green and 11% blue (33, 50, 28).

Its hue angle is 106°, with 28% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.66:1).

#21321C color codes

HEX	`#21321C`
RGB	`rgb(33, 50, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 19.6%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(106, 28%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(106, 44%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 44%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.75, -12.27, 11.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.75, 17.04, 136.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.977, 2.688, 1.513)`
Decimal	`2175516`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #21321C, 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 #21321C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#21321C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	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 #21321C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #21321c; }
.text { color: #21321c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #21321c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 50 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #21321c, #1c3222); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #21321C?: #21321C is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #21321C?: The RGB value is 33, 50, 28: 33 red, 50 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #21321C?: The complementary color is #2D1C32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #21321C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.