Recognised as Colour

#211D21

#211D21
Near-black
Dark
Nearest: Black

#211D21 is a near-black with RGB values 33, 29, 33 and HSL 300°, 6%, 12%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#211D21

RGBrgb(33, 29, 33)

RGB (0–1)0.1294, 0.1137, 0.1294

RGB percentages12.9%, 11.4%, 12.9%

HSLhsl(300, 6.5%, 12.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(300, 12.1%, 12.9%)

CMYK0%, 12.1%, 0%, 87.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,170,145

CSS custom property--colour: #211D21;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01312WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness30.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.64:1

Contrast with white16.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1E1E1E

Inverted#DEE2DE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1D1E21no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#1E1E21no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Tritanopia#211D1Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text16.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.26:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 11.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.7 Dim grey · ΔE 33.2 Gray · ΔE 42.4 Slate grey · ΔE 42.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 45.8

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 11.9, a distinctly different colour

Hue familynear-black

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#1D211D

Analogous#1F1D21, #211D1F

Triadic#21211D, #1D2121

Split complementary#1F211D, #1D211F

Tetradic#211F1D, #1D211D, #1D1F21

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#8D7D8D

Lighter +30%#726572

Lighter +20%#574D57

Lighter +10%#3C353C

Darker −10%#060506

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#291529

Less saturated −25%#1F1F1F

Channel breakdown

R33

G29

B33

Red33 (12.9%)

Green29 (11.4%)

Blue33 (12.9%)

Hue300°

Saturation (HSL)6.45%

Lightness12.16%

Dominant channelRed and Blue

Hex per channelR 21 · G 1D · B 21

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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