What color is #212F36?

#212F36 is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Gunmetal. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #212F36?

The RGB value is 33, 47, 54: 33 red, 47 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #212F36?

The complementary color is #362821, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #212F36?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#212F36 color

#212F36 rgb(33, 47, 54)

Shades of black

The hex color #212F36 is a very dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 18.4% green and 21.2% blue (33, 47, 54).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 24% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Gunmetal (#2A3439), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.77:1).

#212F36 color codes

HEX	`#212F36`
RGB	`rgb(33, 47, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 18.4%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 24%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 39%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 13%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.46, -3.74, -6.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.46, 7.37, 239.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.309, 2.623, 3.874)`
Decimal	`2174774`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #212F36, 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 #212F36	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#212F36 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.77:1	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 #212F36 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #212f36; }
.text { color: #212f36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #212f36; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 47 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #212f36, #212536); }

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Questions

What color is #212F36?: #212F36 is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Gunmetal. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #212F36?: The RGB value is 33, 47, 54: 33 red, 47 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #212F36?: The complementary color is #362821, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #212F36?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.