#212529

Color #212529

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark blue.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 14.82 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-800 #27272a · ΔE 2.6

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Conversions

HEX

#212529

RGB

rgb(33, 37, 41)

HSL

hsl(210, 10.8%, 14.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210, 19.5%, 16.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.5%, 9.8%, 0%, 83.9%)

LAB

lab(14.44, -0.72, -3.26)

LCH

lch(14.44, 3.34, 257.55)

OKLCH

oklch(26.2%, 0.0095, 248.31)

HWB

hwb(210, 12.9%, 83.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#292521

Analogous

#212929

#212529

#212129

Triadic

#212529

#292125

#252921

Split-complementary

#212529

#292121

#292921

Tetradic

#212529

#252129

#292521

#252921

Square

#212529

#292129

#292521

#212921

Shades

Color #212529 mixed toward black.

#1b1f22

#16191b

#101214

#0b0c0e

#050607

Tints

Color #212529 mixed toward white.

#414951

#626e79

#86929e

#aeb6be

#d7dbdf

Tones

Color #212529 mixed toward gray.

#222528

#232527

#242526

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.36:1

White text reads better on this background (15.43:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#232328 · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#232228 · ΔE 4

Tritanopia

#212727 · ΔE 3.5

Achromatopsia

#242424 · ΔE 3.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #212529;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#212529]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#212529 (#212529) is rgb(33, 37, 41) in RGB.

No, #212529 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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