What color is #212335?

#212335 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Eclipse Elixir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #212335?

The RGB value is 33, 35, 53: 33 red, 35 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #212335?

The complementary color is #353321, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #212335?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#212335 color

#212335 rgb(33, 35, 53)

Shades of gray

The hex color #212335 is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 13.7% green and 20.8% blue (33, 35, 53).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 23% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Eclipse Elixir (#1F2133), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.48:1).

#212335 color codes

HEX	`#212335`
RGB	`rgb(33, 35, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 13.7%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 23%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 38%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 34%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.3, 4.39, -12.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.3, 12.8, 290.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.871, 1.782, 3.613)`
Decimal	`2171701`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #212335, 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 #212335	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#212335 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	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 #212335 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #212335; }
.text { color: #212335; }
.border { border: 2px solid #212335; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 35 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #212335, #292135); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #212335?: #212335 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Eclipse Elixir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #212335?: The RGB value is 33, 35, 53: 33 red, 35 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #212335?: The complementary color is #353321, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #212335?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.