What color is #212B31?

#212B31 is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Black Pearl. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #212B31?

The RGB value is 33, 43, 49: 33 red, 43 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #212B31?

The complementary color is #312721, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #212B31?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#212B31 color

#212B31 rgb(33, 43, 49)

Shades of black

The hex color #212B31 is a very dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 16.9% green and 19.2% blue (33, 43, 49).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 20% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Black Pearl (#1E272C), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.44:1).

#212B31 color codes

HEX	`#212B31`
RGB	`rgb(33, 43, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 16.9%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 20%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 33%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 12%, 0%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.86, -2.56, -5.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.86, 5.88, 244.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.045, 2.273, 3.236)`
Decimal	`2173745`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #212B31, 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 #212B31	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#212B31 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	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 #212B31 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #212b31; }
.text { color: #212b31; }
.border { border: 2px solid #212b31; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 43 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #212b31, #212331); }

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Questions

What color is #212B31?: #212B31 is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Black Pearl. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #212B31?: The RGB value is 33, 43, 49: 33 red, 43 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #212B31?: The complementary color is #312721, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #212B31?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.