Close to Licorice
#211C19
#211C19 is a very dark, soft, grayish brown, close to the color Licorice. In RGB it’s made of 12.9% red, 11% green, and 9.8% blue. Its hue is 23°, with 14% saturation and 11% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #211C19.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
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1.24:1 FailThis color as text on white
16.87:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.24:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #211C19 as they’d see it.
#211C19 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #211C19
What color is #211C19?
#211C19 is a very dark, soft, grayish brown, close to the color Licorice. In RGB it’s made of 12.9% red, 11% green, and 9.8% blue. Its hue is 23°, with 14% saturation and 11% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #211C19 in RGB?
#211C19 is rgb(33, 28, 25): 33 red, 28 green, and 25 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #211C19 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 15, 24, 87). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #211C19?
PANTONE Black 2 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #211C19?
Its complement #181E21 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.