What color is #21142F?

#21142F is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Monarch. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #21142F?

The RGB value is 33, 20, 47: 33 red, 20 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #21142F?

The complementary color is #222F14, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #21142F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#21142F color

#21142F rgb(33, 20, 47)

Shades of black

The hex color #21142F is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 7.8% green and 18.4% blue (33, 20, 47).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 40% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 57% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Monarch (#1C0F33), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.42:1).

#21142F color codes

HEX	`#21142F`
RGB	`rgb(33, 20, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 7.8%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 40%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 57%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 57%, 0%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.23, 13.53, -15.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.23, 20.68, 310.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.39, 1.029, 2.814)`
Decimal	`2167855`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #21142F, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #21142F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#21142F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #21142F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #21142f; }
.text { color: #21142f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #21142f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 20 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #21142f, #2f142f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #21142F?: #21142F is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Monarch. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #21142F?: The RGB value is 33, 20, 47: 33 red, 20 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #21142F?: The complementary color is #222F14, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #21142F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.