What color is #21352D?

#21352D is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #21352D?

The RGB value is 33, 53, 45: 33 red, 53 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #21352D?

The complementary color is #352129, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #21352D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#21352D color

#21352D rgb(33, 53, 45)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 20.8% green and 17.6% blue (33, 53, 45).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 23% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.03:1).

#21352D color codes

HEX	`#21352D`
RGB	`rgb(33, 53, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 20.8%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 23%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 38%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 15%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.28, -10.22, 2.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.28, 10.52, 166.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.374, 3.059, 2.947)`
Decimal	`2176301`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #21352D, 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 #21352D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#21352D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.03:1	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 #21352D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #21352d; }
.text { color: #21352d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #21352d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 53 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #21352d, #213335); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #21352D?: #21352D is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #21352D?: The RGB value is 33, 53, 45: 33 red, 53 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #21352D?: The complementary color is #352129, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #21352D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.