What color is #213843?

#213843 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Into the Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #213843?

The RGB value is 33, 56, 67: 33 red, 56 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #213843?

The complementary color is #432C21, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #213843?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#213843 color

#213843 rgb(33, 56, 67)

Shades of gray

The hex color #213843 is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 22% green and 26.3% blue (33, 56, 67).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 34% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Into the Night (#1E3642), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.27:1).

#213843 color codes

HEX	`#213843`
RGB	`rgb(33, 56, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 22%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 34%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 51%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 16%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.15, -5.47, -9.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.15, 11.08, 240.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.054, 3.557, 5.835)`
Decimal	`2177091`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #213843, 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 #213843	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#213843 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	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 #213843 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #213843; }
.text { color: #213843; }
.border { border: 2px solid #213843; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 56 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #213843, #212743); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #213843?: #213843 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Into the Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #213843?: The RGB value is 33, 56, 67: 33 red, 56 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #213843?: The complementary color is #432C21, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #213843?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.