What color is #213130?

#213130 is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Aztec. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #213130?

The RGB value is 33, 49, 48: 33 red, 49 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #213130?

The complementary color is #312122, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #213130?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#213130 color

#213130 rgb(33, 49, 48)

Shades of black

The hex color #213130 is a very dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 19.2% green and 18.8% blue (33, 49, 48).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 20% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Aztec (#293432), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.58:1).

#213130 color codes

HEX	`#213130`
RGB	`rgb(33, 49, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 19.2%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 20%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 33%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 2%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.94, -6.86, -1.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.94, 7.02, 192.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.259, 2.733, 3.204)`
Decimal	`2175280`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #213130, 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 #213130	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#213130 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	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 #213130 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #213130; }
.text { color: #213130; }
.border { border: 2px solid #213130; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 49 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #213130, #212a31); }

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Questions

What color is #213130?: #213130 is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Aztec. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #213130?: The RGB value is 33, 49, 48: 33 red, 49 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #213130?: The complementary color is #312122, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #213130?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.