What color is #212642?

#212642 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Nightwalker. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #212642?

The RGB value is 33, 38, 66: 33 red, 38 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #212642?

The complementary color is #423D21, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #212642?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#212642 color

#212642 rgb(33, 38, 66)

Shades of blue

The hex color #212642 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 14.9% green and 25.9% blue (33, 38, 66).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 33% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Nightwalker (#161D3B), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.78:1).

#212642 color codes

HEX	`#212642`
RGB	`rgb(33, 38, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 14.9%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 33%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 50%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 42%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.02, 6.69, -18.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.02, 19.62, 289.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.303, 2.103, 5.438)`
Decimal	`2172482`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #212642, 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 #212642	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#212642 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	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 #212642 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #212642; }
.text { color: #212642; }
.border { border: 2px solid #212642; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 38 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #212642, #2c2142); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #212642?: #212642 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Nightwalker. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #212642?: The RGB value is 33, 38, 66: 33 red, 38 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #212642?: The complementary color is #423D21, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #212642?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.