What color is #213332?

#213332 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 #213332?

The RGB value is 33, 51, 50: 33 red, 51 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #213332?

The complementary color is #332122, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #213332?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#213332 color

#213332 rgb(33, 51, 50)

Shades of black

The hex color #213332 is a very dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 20% green and 19.6% blue (33, 51, 50).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 21% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Aztec (#293432), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.26:1).

#213332 color codes

HEX	`#213332`
RGB	`rgb(33, 51, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 20%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 21%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 35%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 2%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.73, -7.57, -1.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.73, 7.77, 192.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.387, 2.921, 3.455)`
Decimal	`2175794`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #213332, 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 #213332	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#213332 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	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 #213332 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #213332; }
.text { color: #213332; }
.border { border: 2px solid #213332; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 51 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #213332, #212b33); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #213332?: #213332 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 #213332?: The RGB value is 33, 51, 50: 33 red, 51 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #213332?: The complementary color is #332122, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #213332?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.