#212509 Color

#212509 is rgb(33, 37, 9) in RGB, hsl(69, 61%, 9%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 0%, 76%, 85%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Olive (#3C341F), visibly different at ΔE 10.88. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#212509

HEX#212509

RGBrgb(33, 37, 9)

HSLhsl(69, 61%, 9%)

HSVhsv(69, 76%, 15%)

CMYKcmyk(11%, 0%, 76%, 85%)

OKLCHoklch(25.3% 0.046 116.6)

LABlab(13.72% -5.68 16.18)

LCHlch(13.72% 17.15 109.36)

What #212509 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 #212509, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Olive#3C341FΔE 10.88 Kombu Green#354230ΔE 14.75 Bister (Bistre)#3D2B1FΔE 14.97 Phthalo Green#123524ΔE 15.66 Dark Jungle Green#1A2421ΔE 15.71 Rifle Green#414833ΔE 16.4

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

#212509 Channel Values

How #212509 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 37 · B 9	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 69° · S 61% · L 9%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 69° · S 76% · V 15%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 11% · M 0% · Y 76% · K 85%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	15.75:1 vs white · 1.33:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #212509 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 text15.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #212509

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #212509; 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 #212509

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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How #212509 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#212509

Protanopia#242409

Protanomaly#232509

Deuteranopia#242409

Deuteranomaly#232409

Tritanopia#232323

Tritanomaly#23241B

Achromatopsia#232323

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Using #212509 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-212509: #212509;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #212509;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-212509': '#212509' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.129, green: 0.145, blue: 0.035)

Android XML<color name="color_212509">#212509</color>

SVG fillfill="#212509"

More Green Colors

#212509 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200 fdfff5 001f00 f7fee7 002400 f7fbf5 002c22 f5fffa 002e00 f5fff5 003300 f0fff0 008000 00db87 0d542b 20483f 33cc66 46c399 5ea500 728639 91e0b7 a3f5d8 bcd7bc d1ffed

#212509 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #212509?

#212509 is a darkest green — rgb(33, 37, 9) in RGB and hsl(69, 61%, 9%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Olive (#3C341F), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.88.

What is the RGB value of #212509?

#212509 is rgb(33, 37, 9) — red 33, green 37, and blue 9 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #212509?

#212509 converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 0%, 76%, 85%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #212509 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #212509 scores 15.75:1 against white and 1.33:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #212509 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #212509 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 21.96, which is visibly different.

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