What color is #21342C?

#21342C 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 #21342C?

The RGB value is 33, 52, 44: 33 red, 52 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #21342C?

The complementary color is #342129, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #21342C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#21342C color

#21342C rgb(33, 52, 44)

Shades of black

The hex color #21342C is a very dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 20.4% green and 17.3% blue (33, 52, 44).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 22% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.19:1).

#21342C color codes

HEX	`#21342C`
RGB	`rgb(33, 52, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 20.4%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 22%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 37%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 15%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.89, -9.86, 2.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.89, 10.2, 165.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.31, 2.961, 2.832)`
Decimal	`2176044`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #21342C, 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 #21342C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#21342C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	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 #21342C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #21342c; }
.text { color: #21342c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #21342c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 52 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #21342c, #213334); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #21342C?: #21342C 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 #21342C?: The RGB value is 33, 52, 44: 33 red, 52 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #21342C?: The complementary color is #342129, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #21342C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.