What color is #21203D?

#21203D is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Black Market. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #21203D?

The RGB value is 33, 32, 61: 33 red, 32 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #21203D?

The complementary color is #3C3D20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #21203D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#21203D color

#21203D rgb(33, 32, 61)

Shades of blue

The hex color #21203D is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 12.5% green and 23.9% blue (33, 32, 61).

Its hue angle is 242°, with 31% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 48% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Black Market (#222244), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.69:1).

#21203D color codes

HEX	`#21203D`
RGB	`rgb(33, 32, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 12.5%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(242, 31%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(242, 48%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 48%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.79, 9.32, -18.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.79, 20.7, 296.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.986, 1.693, 4.636)`
Decimal	`2170941`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #21203D, 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 #21203D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#21203D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	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 #21203D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #21203d; }
.text { color: #21203d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #21203d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 32 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #21203d, #30203d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #21203D?: #21203D is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Black Market. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #21203D?: The RGB value is 33, 32, 61: 33 red, 32 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #21203D?: The complementary color is #3C3D20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #21203D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.