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#21121A Color

#21121A is rgb(33, 18, 26) in RGB, hsl(328, 29%, 10%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 45%, 21%, 87%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Licorice (#1A1110), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.9. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#21121A
HEX#21121A
RGBrgb(33, 18, 26)
HSLhsl(328, 29%, 10%)
HSVhsv(328, 45%, 13%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 45%, 21%, 87%)
OKLCHoklch(20.6% 0.029 346.7)
LABlab(7.54% 9.15 -2.37)
LCHlch(7.54% 9.45 345.46)

What #21121A 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 #21121A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#21121A Channel Values

How #21121A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 33 · G 18 · B 268-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 328° · S 29% · L 10%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 328° · S 45% · V 13%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 45% · Y 21% · K 87%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance18.01:1 vs white · 1.17:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #21121A 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 text18.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #21121A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #21121A; 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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Tints & Shades of #21121A

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 #21121A.

How #21121A 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#21121A
Protanopia#15151A
Protanomaly#1B141A
Deuteranopia#18181A
Deuteranomaly#1C161A
Tritanopia#201313
Tritanomaly#211316
Achromatopsia#171717

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Using #21121A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-21121a: #21121A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #21121A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-21121a': '#21121A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.129, green: 0.071, blue: 0.102)
Android XML<color name="color_21121a">#21121A</color>
SVG fillfill="#21121A"

More Pink Colors

#21121A sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#21121A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #21121A?

#21121A is a darkest pink — rgb(33, 18, 26) in RGB and hsl(328, 29%, 10%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Licorice (#1A1110), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.9.

What is the RGB value of #21121A?

#21121A is rgb(33, 18, 26) — red 33, green 18, and blue 26 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #21121A?

#21121A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 45%, 21%, 87%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #21121A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #21121A scores 18.01:1 against white and 1.17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #21121A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #21121A 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 12.09, which is visibly different.

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