What color is #21322D?

#21322D is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #21322D?

The RGB value is 33, 50, 45: 33 red, 50 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #21322D?

The complementary color is #322126, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #21322D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#21322D color

#21322D rgb(33, 50, 45)

Shades of black

The hex color #21322D is a very dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 19.6% green and 17.6% blue (33, 50, 45).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 20% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.47:1).

#21322D color codes

HEX	`#21322D`
RGB	`rgb(33, 50, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 19.6%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 20%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 34%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 10%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.2, -8.34, 0.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.2, 8.39, 173.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.241, 2.794, 2.903)`
Decimal	`2175533`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #21322D, 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 #21322D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#21322D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	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 #21322D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #21322d; }
.text { color: #21322d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #21322d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 50 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #21322d, #212e32); }

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Questions

What color is #21322D?: #21322D is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #21322D?: The RGB value is 33, 50, 45: 33 red, 50 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #21322D?: The complementary color is #322126, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #21322D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.