What color is #213041?

#213041 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Blue Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #213041?

The RGB value is 33, 48, 65: 33 red, 48 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #213041?

The complementary color is #413221, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #213041?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#213041 color

#213041 rgb(33, 48, 65)

Shades of gray

The hex color #213041 is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 18.8% green and 25.5% blue (33, 48, 65).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 33% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Blue Whale (#1E3442), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.43:1).

#213041 color codes

HEX	`#213041`
RGB	`rgb(33, 48, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 18.8%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 33%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 49%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 26%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.3, -0.78, -12.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.3, 12.66, 266.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.638, 2.819, 5.405)`
Decimal	`2175041`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #213041, 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 #213041	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#213041 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	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 #213041 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #213041; }
.text { color: #213041; }
.border { border: 2px solid #213041; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 48 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #213041, #222141); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #213041?: #213041 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Blue Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #213041?: The RGB value is 33, 48, 65: 33 red, 48 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #213041?: The complementary color is #413221, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #213041?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.