What color is #212F33?

#212F33 is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Gunmetal. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #212F33?

The RGB value is 33, 47, 51: 33 red, 47 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #212F33?

The complementary color is #332521, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #212F33?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#212F33 color

#212F33 rgb(33, 47, 51)

Shades of black

The hex color #212F33 is a very dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 18.4% green and 20% blue (33, 47, 51).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 21% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Gunmetal (#2A3439), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.82:1).

#212F33 color codes

HEX	`#212F33`
RGB	`rgb(33, 47, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 18.4%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 21%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 35%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 8%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.34, -4.66, -4.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.34, 6.45, 223.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.241, 2.595, 3.514)`
Decimal	`2174771`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #212F33, 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 #212F33	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#212F33 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	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 #212F33 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #212f33; }
.text { color: #212f33; }
.border { border: 2px solid #212f33; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 47 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #212f33, #212633); }

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Questions

What color is #212F33?: #212F33 is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Gunmetal. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #212F33?: The RGB value is 33, 47, 51: 33 red, 47 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #212F33?: The complementary color is #332521, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #212F33?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.