PANTONE Black 3 C Pantone PMS Color

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Color Name

PANTONE Black 3 C

Hex Color Code

#212721

RGB Color Code

RGB(33, 39, 33)

CMYK Values*

15.4%, 0.0%, 15.4%, 84.7%

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#212721 PANTONE Black 3 C CMS Pantone PMS - Color codes and meaning | Matching colors and paints

About PANTONE Black 3 C color - its meaning and example

What color is PANTONE Black 3 C?

The hexadecimal color code(color number) for PANTONE Black 3 C is #212721, and the RGB color code is RGB(33, 39, 33).

In the RGB color model, PANTONE Black 3 C has a red value of 33, a green value of 39, and a blue value of 33. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 15.4% cyan, 0.0% magenta, 15.4% yellow, and 84.7% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 120° (degrees), 8.3 % saturation, and 14.1 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, PANTONE Black 3 C has a hue of 120° (degrees), 15.4 % saturation and 15.3 % brightness/value.

PANTONE Black 3 C is cool or warm?

The color PANTONE Black 3 C is a cool color.

What is the LRV of PANTONE Black 3 C? (For interior and product design)

PANTONE Black 3 C has an LRV of nearly 1.9. By LRV value, it is a very dark color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.

Dark Color

PANTONE Black 3 C

LRV 1.9

Light Color

Compare LRV 1.9 of PANTONE Black 3 C with dark and light color

Is PANTONE Black 3 C Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color PANTONE Black 3 C meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.

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Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

PANTONE Black 3 C (CMS - Pantone PMS) color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #212721

Hex triplet: #212721
Red: 21
Green: 27
Blue: 21

RGBA / RGB rgb(33, 39, 33)

Red: 33 (12.9%)
Green: 39 (15.3%)
Blue: 33 (12.9%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 15.38%
Magenta: 0.00%
Yellow: 15.38%
Key: 84.71%

HSL hsl(120deg, 8.3 %, 14.1 %)

Hue: 120°
Saturation: 8.33 %
Lightness: 14.12 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 120°
Saturation: 15.38 %
Brightness / Value: 15.29 %

RYB ryb(189, 198, 205)

Red: 189 (74.2%)
Yellow: 198 (77.6%)
Blue: 205 (80.4%)

HWB

Hue: 120°
Whiteness: 12.94 %
Blackness: 84.71 %

CMY

Cyan: 87.06%
Magenta: 84.71%
Yellow: 87.06%

XYZ

X: 1.63
Y: 1.88
Z: 1.72

YXY

Y1: 1.88
X: 0.31
Y2: 0.36

CIE-Lab

L: 14.87
A: -4.18
B: 3.07

CIE-Lch

L: 14.87
C: 5.19
H: 143.73

CIE-Luv

L: 14.87
U: -2.34
V: 3.02

Hunter-Lab

L: 13.73
A: -2.86
B: 2.19

Other

LRV: ~ 1.9 %
Munsell Color System: 8.4GY 1.4/1.4

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What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0

Identical – an exact match

ΔE under 1

Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them

ΔE 1 – 2

Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection

ΔE 2 – 10

Perceptible at a glance

ΔE over 10

Reads as a different color altogether

Named colors similar to PANTONE Black 3 C (CMS - Pantone PMS)

These are the named colors closest to PANTONE Black 3 C (CMS - Pantone PMS), closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#1A2421 Color Dark Jungle Green

97.19% match | ΔE 2.81

#232B2B Color Charleston Green

95.89% match | ΔE 4.11

#1B1B1B Color Eerie Black

93.14% match | ΔE 6.86

#333333 Color Dark Charcoal

92.57% match | ΔE 7.43

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL, and other color matching system

Pantone PMS

PANTONE Black 3 C similar/equivalent colors from Pantone PMS. Conversion of PANTONE Black 3 C to Pantone PMS

#212721 Color PANTONE Black 3 C

100.00% match | ΔE 0.00

#212322 Color PANTONE 419 C

95.49% match | ΔE 4.51

#25282A Color PANTONE 426 C

93.76% match | ΔE 6.24

#373A36 Color PANTONE 447 C

93.21% match | ΔE 6.79

RAL Design

PANTONE Black 3 C similar/equivalent colors from RAL Design. Conversion of PANTONE Black 3 C to RAL Design

#282E27 Color RAL 140 20 05 - Melanite Black Green

97.76% match | ΔE 2.24

#2B322D Color RAL 160 20 05 - Beryl Black Green

96.46% match | ΔE 3.54

#283330 Color RAL 180 20 05 - Pitch Green

95.43% match | ΔE 4.57

#263130 Color RAL 200 20 05 - Concealed Green

95.26% match | ΔE 4.74

British Standard 4800

PANTONE Black 3 C similar/equivalent colors from British Standard 4800. Conversion of PANTONE Black 3 C to British Standard 4800

#1F261C Color BS 16-C-40 - Deep Green

97.52% match | ΔE 2.48

#1D281C Color BS 14-C-40 - Green

95.63% match | ΔE 4.37

#263021 Color BS 12-B-29 - Juniper

94.33% match | ΔE 5.67

#1E2311 Color BS 12-C-40 - Green

93.75% match | ΔE 6.25

Pantone TCX

PANTONE Black 3 C similar/equivalent colors from Pantone TCX. Conversion of PANTONE Black 3 C to Pantone TCX

#272C2A Color PANTONE 19-5708 TCX - Jet Set

96.72% match | ΔE 3.28

#24312D Color PANTONE 19-5350 TCX - Scarab

95.60% match | ΔE 4.40

#2D2C2A Color PANTONE 19-4001 TCX - Deep Caverns

94.02% match | ΔE 5.98

#272B2D Color PANTONE 19-4000 TCX - Affenpinscher

93.89% match | ΔE 6.11

RAL Classic

PANTONE Black 3 C similar/equivalent colors from RAL Classic. Conversion of PANTONE Black 3 C to RAL Classic

#2C3222 Color RAL 6007 - Bottle Green

94.02% match | ΔE 5.98

#27352A Color RAL 6009 - Fir Green

93.91% match | ΔE 6.09

#27292B Color RAL 9011 - Graphite Black

93.38% match | ΔE 6.62

#2B2B2C Color RAL 9004 - Signal Black

93.11% match | ΔE 6.89

Paint similar to PANTONE Black 3 C (CMS - Pantone PMS)

These are the real paint colors closest to PANTONE Black 3 C (CMS - Pantone PMS) from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from PANTONE Black 3 C once it is on a wall.

Benjamin Moore

PANTONE Black 3 C similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of PANTONE Black 3 C to Benjamin Moore

#242E2C Color Black Forest Green (HC-187)

96.38% match | ΔE 3.62

#363A32 Color Waller Green (CW-510)

93.69% match | ΔE 6.31

#303536 Color Black Knight (2136-10)

93.21% match | ΔE 6.79

#313435 Color Black Satin (2131-10)

92.94% match | ΔE 7.06

Valspar

PANTONE Black 3 C similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of PANTONE Black 3 C to Valspar

#2D3435 Color Nocturnal Green (5011-1)

93.73% match | ΔE 6.27

#2F3837 Color Forest Canopy (5010-1)

93.70% match | ΔE 6.30

#2F2F2F Color Tomcat (8006-12G)

93.24% match | ΔE 6.76

#252D31 Color Tempest's Teapot (M250)

93.01% match | ΔE 6.99

Sherwin Williams

PANTONE Black 3 C similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of PANTONE Black 3 C to Sherwin Williams

#343B36 Color Jasper (SW 6216)

93.61% match | ΔE 6.39

#303B39 Color Rookwood Shutter Green (SW 2809)

93.06% match | ΔE 6.94

#2F2F30 Color Tricorn Black (SW 6258)

92.68% match | ΔE 7.32

#373A3A Color Greenblack (SW 6994)

92.02% match | ΔE 7.98

Behr

PANTONE Black 3 C similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of PANTONE Black 3 C to Behr

#3B3C3B Color Limousine Leather (MQ5-05)

91.28% match | ΔE 8.72

#3D3E3E Color Carbon (N520-7)

90.39% match | ΔE 9.61

#3F3F3E Color Black (Behr)

90.13% match | ΔE 9.87

#3F4041 Color Totally Black (HDC-MD-04)

89.47% match | ΔE 10.53

PPG Paints

PANTONE Black 3 C similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of PANTONE Black 3 C to PPG Paints

#3C3D3D Color Starless Sky (PPG0995-7)

90.66% match | ΔE 9.34

#3D4645 Color Dark As Night (PPG14-05)

89.54% match | ΔE 10.46

#414040 Color Black Magic (PPG1001-7)

89.11% match | ΔE 10.89

#464544 Color Onyx (PPG1011-7)

88.08% match | ΔE 11.92

Dunn-Edwards

PANTONE Black 3 C similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of PANTONE Black 3 C to Dunn-Edwards

#3B3A3A Color Black (DEA 002)

90.58% match | ΔE 9.42

#384543 Color Refined Green (DEA 181)

89.97% match | ΔE 10.03

#3E3F41 Color Dark Engine (DE 6350)

89.33% match | ΔE 10.67

#414549 Color Stargazing (DE 6336)

87.66% match | ΔE 12.34

Farrow & Ball

PANTONE Black 3 C similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of PANTONE Black 3 C to Farrow & Ball

#3D3C3C Color Pitch Black (256)

90.11% match | ΔE 9.89

#464D4A Color Studio Green (93)

87.49% match | ΔE 12.51

#454749 Color Off-Black (57)

87.43% match | ΔE 12.57

#45494C Color Railings (31)

86.91% match | ΔE 13.09

Color Combinations

View more PANTONE Black 3 C - #212721 color palettes and coordinating colors

000000

0A0B0A

212721

384338

505E50

677A67

Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

272721

242721

212721

212724

212727

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

212721

212127

272121

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

212721

212427

272127

272421

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

212721

373C37

4D524D

636763

797D79

909390

A6A8A6

BCBEBC

D2D3D2

E8E9E8

FFFFFF

PANTONE Black 3 C - #212721 Tints

212721

1D231D

1A1F1A

171B17

131713

101310

0D0F0D

090B09

060706

030303

000000

PANTONE Black 3 C - #212721 Shades

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Complementary / Opposite Color

#212721

PANTONE Black 3 C

#272127

Raisin Black*

Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.

What is the contrasting color of PANTONE Black 3 C - #212721?

Color that best contrast with PANTONE Black 3 C - #212721 is #272127, color name is Raisin Black*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.