What color is #211B31?

#211B31 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Dark Knight. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #211B31?

The RGB value is 33, 27, 49: 33 red, 27 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #211B31?

The complementary color is #2B311B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #211B31?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#211B31 color

#211B31 rgb(33, 27, 49)

Shades of black

The hex color #211B31 is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 10.6% green and 19.2% blue (33, 27, 49).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 29% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Dark Knight (#151931), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.59:1).

#211B31 color codes

HEX	`#211B31`
RGB	`rgb(33, 27, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 10.6%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 29%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 45%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 45%, 0%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.48, 9, -13.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.48, 16.27, 303.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.573, 1.329, 3.079)`
Decimal	`2169649`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #211B31, 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 #211B31	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#211B31 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	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 #211B31 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #211b31; }
.text { color: #211b31; }
.border { border: 2px solid #211b31; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 27 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #211b31, #2c1b31); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #211B31?: #211B31 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Dark Knight. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #211B31?: The RGB value is 33, 27, 49: 33 red, 27 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #211B31?: The complementary color is #2B311B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #211B31?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.