What color is #212B41?

#212B41 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Eternal Darkness. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #212B41?

The RGB value is 33, 43, 65: 33 red, 43 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #212B41?

The complementary color is #413721, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #212B41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#212B41 color

#212B41 rgb(33, 43, 65)

Shades of blue

The hex color #212B41 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 16.9% green and 25.5% blue (33, 43, 65).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 33% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Eternal Darkness (#1C2841), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.13:1).

#212B41 color codes

HEX	`#212B41`
RGB	`rgb(33, 43, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 16.9%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 33%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 49%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 34%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.61, 2.72, -15.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.61, 15.5, 280.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.445, 2.433, 5.341)`
Decimal	`2173761`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #212B41, 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 #212B41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#212B41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	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 #212B41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #212b41; }
.text { color: #212b41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #212b41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 43 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #212b41, #272141); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #212B41?: #212B41 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Eternal Darkness. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #212B41?: The RGB value is 33, 43, 65: 33 red, 43 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #212B41?: The complementary color is #413721, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #212B41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.