Close to Black Olive
#21291C
#21291C is a very dark, soft, grayish green, close to the color Black Olive. In RGB it’s made of 12.9% red, 16.1% green, and 11% blue. Its hue is 97°, with 19% saturation and 14% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #21291C.
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.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
15.01:1 AAABlack text on this color
1.40:1 FailThis color as text on white
15.01:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.40:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #21291C as they’d see it.
#21291C 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 #21291C
What color is #21291C?
#21291C is a very dark, soft, grayish green, close to the color Black Olive. In RGB it’s made of 12.9% red, 16.1% green, and 11% blue. Its hue is 97°, with 19% saturation and 14% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #21291C in RGB?
#21291C is rgb(33, 41, 28): 33 red, 41 green, and 28 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #21291C in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(20, 0, 32, 84). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #21291C?
PANTONE Black C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #21291C?
Its complement #2C2431 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.