#210216 Color

#210216 is rgb(33, 2, 22) in RGB, hsl(321, 89%, 7%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 94%, 33%, 87%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Purple (#301934), visibly different at ΔE 12.43. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#210216

HEX#210216

RGBrgb(33, 2, 22)

HSLhsl(321, 89%, 7%)

HSVhsv(321, 94%, 13%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 94%, 33%, 87%)

OKLCHoklch(17.1% 0.064 344.4)

LABlab(3.89% 15.59 -4.62)

LCHlch(3.89% 16.26 343.50)

What #210216 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #210216, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Purple#301934ΔE 12.43 Licorice#1A1110ΔE 13.47 Root Beer#290E05ΔE 14.47 Temptress#3C2126ΔE 14.63 Smoky Black#100C08ΔE 16.12 Jet Black#0A0A0AΔE 16.3

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#210216 Channel Values

How #210216 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 33 · G 2 · B 22	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 321° · S 89% · L 7%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 321° · S 94% · V 13%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 94% · Y 33% · K 87%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	19.36:1 vs white · 1.08:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #210216 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text19.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #210216

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #210216; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #210216

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #210216.

How #210216 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#210216

Protanopia#0A0A16

Protanomaly#160716

Deuteranopia#111115

Deuteranomaly#180B16

Tritanopia#200505

Tritanomaly#20040D

Achromatopsia#0E0E0E

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Using #210216 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-210216: #210216;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #210216;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-210216': '#210216' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.129, green: 0.008, blue: 0.086)

Android XML<color name="color_210216">#210216</color>

SVG fillfill="#210216"

More Pink Colors

#210216 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15 fff5ff 240024 fff5f8 2e051f fff0ff 2f1d2f fff0f6 301934 fff0f5 330033 ffe0f0 57001d 754875 940094 a800b7 c43162 d07cd0 e0115f e936a7 f38fa9 fb64b6 ff0a85 ff70b8

#210216 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #210216?

#210216 is a darkest pink — rgb(33, 2, 22) in RGB and hsl(321, 89%, 7%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Purple (#301934), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 12.43.

What is the RGB value of #210216?

#210216 is rgb(33, 2, 22) — red 33, green 2, and blue 22 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #210216?

#210216 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 94%, 33%, 87%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #210216 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #210216 scores 19.36:1 against white and 1.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #210216 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #210216 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is black (#000000) at a CIE76 distance of 16.72, which is visibly different.

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