What color is #21400F?

#21400F is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Melancholia. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #21400F?

The RGB value is 33, 64, 15: 33 red, 64 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #21400F?

The complementary color is #2E0F40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #21400F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#21400F color

#21400F rgb(33, 64, 15)

Shades of green

The hex color #21400F is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 25.1% green and 5.9% blue (33, 64, 15).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 62% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 77% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Melancholia (#12390D), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.63:1).

#21400F color codes

HEX	`#21400F`
RGB	`rgb(33, 64, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 25.1%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 62%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 77%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 0%, 77%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.75, -21.73, 25.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.75, 33.41, 130.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.547, 4.024, 1.094)`
Decimal	`2179087`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #21400F, 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 #21400F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#21400F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	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 #21400F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #21400f; }
.text { color: #21400f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #21400f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 64 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #21400f, #0f4016); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #21400F?: #21400F is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Melancholia. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #21400F?: The RGB value is 33, 64, 15: 33 red, 64 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #21400F?: The complementary color is #2E0F40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #21400F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.