What color is #21352A?

#21352A is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #21352A?

The RGB value is 33, 53, 42: 33 red, 53 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #21352A?

The complementary color is #35212C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #21352A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#21352A color

#21352A rgb(33, 53, 42)

Shades of gray

The hex color #21352A is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 20.8% green and 16.5% blue (33, 53, 42).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 23% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Everglade (#264334), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.07:1).

#21352A color codes

HEX	`#21352A`
RGB	`rgb(33, 53, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 20.8%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 23%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 38%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 21%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.19, -10.99, 4.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.19, 11.84, 158.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.318, 3.037, 2.654)`
Decimal	`2176298`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #21352A, 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 #21352A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#21352A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	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 #21352A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #21352a; }
.text { color: #21352a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #21352a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 53 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #21352a, #213534); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #21352A?: #21352A is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #21352A?: The RGB value is 33, 53, 42: 33 red, 53 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #21352A?: The complementary color is #35212C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #21352A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.