What color is #214B74?

#214B74 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Pretty Twilight Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #214B74?

The RGB value is 33, 75, 116: 33 red, 75 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #214B74?

The complementary color is #744A21, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #214B74?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#214B74 color

#214B74 rgb(33, 75, 116)

Shades of blue

The hex color #214B74 is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 29.4% green and 45.5% blue (33, 75, 116).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 56% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 72% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Pretty Twilight Night (#254770), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.04:1).

#214B74 color codes

HEX	`#214B74`
RGB	`rgb(33, 75, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 29.4%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 56%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 72%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(72%, 35%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.92, 0.07, -27.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.92, 27.78, 270.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.294, 6.616, 17.465)`
Decimal	`2182004`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #214B74, 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 #214B74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#214B74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	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 #214B74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #214b74; }
.text { color: #214b74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #214b74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 75 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #214b74, #212174); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #214B74?: #214B74 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Pretty Twilight Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #214B74?: The RGB value is 33, 75, 116: 33 red, 75 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #214B74?: The complementary color is #744A21, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #214B74?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.