Colour

#21240C

#21240C
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Black

#21240C is a yellow with RGB values 33, 36, 12 and HSL 68°, 50%, 9%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#21240C#21240C

HEX#21240C

RGBrgb(33, 36, 12)

RGB (0–1)0.1294, 0.1412, 0.0471

RGB percentages12.9%, 14.1%, 4.7%

HSLhsl(67.5, 50%, 9.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(67.5, 66.7%, 14.1%)

CMYK8.3%, 0%, 66.7%, 85.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,171,916

CSS custom property--colour: #21240C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01612WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness33.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.88:1

Contrast with white15.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#222222

Inverted#DEDBF3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#27220Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#27220Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original

Tritanopia#23221Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text15.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.32:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 20.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.2 Dim grey · ΔE 34.8 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 35.5 Gray · ΔE 43.2 Slate grey · ΔE 47

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 20.57, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0F0C24

Analogous#241B0C, #15240C

Triadic#0C2124, #240C21

Split complementary#0C1524, #1B0C24

Tetradic#0C241B, #0F0C24, #240C15

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#ADBD3F

Lighter +30%#8A9732

Lighter +20%#677126

Lighter +10%#444A19

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#262A06

Less saturated −25%#1C1E12

Channel breakdown

R33

G36

B12

Red33 (12.9%)

Green36 (14.1%)

Blue12 (4.7%)

Hue67.5°

Saturation (HSL)50%

Lightness9.41%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 21 · G 24 · B 0C

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