Color

#021B1C

Very dark muted cool teal. Nearest reference color: Eerie black.

RGB

0–255

CMYK

0–100%

92.86%

3.57%

89.02%

RGB describes how #021B1C is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 2, green 27 and blue 28.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 92.86%, magenta 3.57%, yellow 0% and black 89.02%.

HSL values

H 182.31° S 86.67% L 5.88%

In the HSL color model, #021B1C has a hue of 182.31°, 86.67% saturation and 5.88% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#021B1C is a very dark, cool teal with muted chroma.

Temperature: Cool
Lightness: Very dark
Chroma: Muted

Color formats

Copy #021B1C in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #021B1C

RGB rgb(2, 27, 28)

HSL hsl(182.31 86.67% 5.88%)

OKLCH oklch(0.202908 0.03183 198.5335)

CSS --color: #021B1C;

Tints of #021B1C

Tints are lighter variations of #021B1C. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#D7F6F6 #9BB9B9 #647F80 #304A4B #021B1C

Shades of #021B1C

Shades are darker variations of #021B1C. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#021B1C #001617 #001112 #000C0D #000808

Tones of #021B1C

Tones reduce the chroma of #021B1C, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#021B1C #071A1B #0C191A #111819 #141717

Tonal range of #021B1C

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #021B1C between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#D7F6F6 #9BB9B9 #647F80 #304A4B #021B1C #001617 #001112 #000C0D #000808

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #D7F6F6;
    --color-200: #9BB9B9;
    --color-300: #647F80;
    --color-400: #304A4B;
    --color-500: #021B1C;
    --color-600: #001617;
    --color-700: #001112;
    --color-800: #000C0D;
    --color-900: #000808;
}

Colors that go with #021B1C

Color harmonies for #021B1C are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

#021B1C #231011

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#061B14 #021B1C #051922

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

#021B1C #1D1220 #1F1505

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

#021B1C #211019 #221209

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

#021B1C #161424 #231011 #181806

CSS gradients with #021B1C

These gradients show how #021B1C moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

#021B1C #394C4D #768484 #B8C0C0 #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #021B1C, #394C4D, #768484, #B8C0C0, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

#021B1C #010F0F #000505 #000101 #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #021B1C, #010F0F, #000505, #000101, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#021B1C #091824 #161424 #1F111D #231011

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #021B1C, #091824, #161424, #1F111D, #231011);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #021B1C. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

17.86:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Pass

Black text

1.18:1

AA normal Fail AA large Fail AAA normal Fail

Recommended text color: #FFFFFF . Relative luminance: 0.0088 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #021B1C as the background.

background-color: #021B1C;
color: #FFFFFF;

Using #021B1C in design

See how #021B1C works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background

Paletico Color in context

#021B1C used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #021B1C to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#9BB9B9

#021B1C

#000C0D

Colors similar to #021B1C

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #021B1C, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#152E2F #000809 #001B1C #171717 #031B19 #021B1E #0B2523 #001114

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #021B1C may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Protanopia #18191C Deuteranopia #14161C Tritanopia #001C1B

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #021B1C can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 0.6265
Y: 0.8805
Z: 1.2353

CIELAB

L*: 7.9538
a*: -8.6209
b*: -3.6407

OKLab

L: 0.202908
a: -0.030179
b: -0.010118

OKLCH

L: 0.202908
C: 0.03183
H: 198.5335°