What color is #213152?

#213152 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Escapade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #213152?

The RGB value is 33, 49, 82: 33 red, 49 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #213152?

The complementary color is #524221, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #213152?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#213152 color

#213152 rgb(33, 49, 82)

Shades of blue

The hex color #213152 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 19.2% green and 32.2% blue (33, 49, 82).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 43% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Escapade (#2B3458), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.92:1).

#213152 color codes

HEX	`#213152`
RGB	`rgb(33, 49, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 19.2%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 43%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 60%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 40%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.55, 4.7, -22.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.55, 22.66, 281.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.248, 3.129, 8.414)`
Decimal	`2175314`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #213152, 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 #213152	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#213152 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	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 #213152 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #213152; }
.text { color: #213152; }
.border { border: 2px solid #213152; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 49 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #213152, #2a2152); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #213152?: #213152 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Escapade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #213152?: The RGB value is 33, 49, 82: 33 red, 49 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #213152?: The complementary color is #524221, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #213152?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.