Colour

#21221E

#21221E
Near-black
Dark
Nearest: Black

#21221E is a near-black with RGB values 33, 34, 30 and HSL 75°, 6%, 13%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#21221E#21221E

HEX#21221E

RGBrgb(33, 34, 30)

RGB (0–1)0.1294, 0.1333, 0.1176

RGB percentages12.9%, 13.3%, 11.8%

HSLhsl(75, 6.3%, 12.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(75, 11.8%, 13.3%)

CMYK2.9%, 0%, 11.8%, 86.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,171,422

CSS custom property--colour: #21221E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01561WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness33.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16:1

Contrast with white16:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#212121

Inverted#DEDDE1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#23221Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Deuteranopia#22221Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Tritanopia#212221no 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 text16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 13.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.9 Dim grey · ΔE 31.6 Gray · ΔE 40.7 Slate grey · ΔE 42 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 44.1

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 13.31, a distinctly different colour

Hue familynear-black

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1F1E22

Analogous#22211E, #1F221E

Triadic#1E2122, #221E21

Split complementary#1E1F22, #211E22

Tetradic#1E2221, #1F1E22, #221E1F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8A8E7E

Lighter +30%#707366

Lighter +20%#56584E

Lighter +10%#3B3D36

Darker −10%#070706

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#252A16

Less saturated −25%#202020

Channel breakdown

R33

G34

B30

Red33 (12.9%)

Green34 (13.3%)

Blue30 (11.8%)

Hue75°

Saturation (HSL)6.25%

Lightness12.55%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 21 · G 22 · B 1E

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