Information about #021C2E color

#021C2E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#021C2E falls into the Azure Color Family — Full Saturation, Very Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(2, 28, 46) — 0.8% red, 11% green, 18% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 17 / 7 / 0 / 82. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A pure, full-strength steel-blue azure, #021C2E keeps to the darkest edge of the palette. Designers typically reach for tones like this for moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Daintree (#012731). Slightly further away sit Ornella Blue (#021224) and Trafalgar Blue (#00203C).

The recipe behind #021C2E is rgb(2, 28, 46), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 17.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.2:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:82) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #021C2E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#021C2E color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#021C2E color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #021C2E

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Daintree color link
Daintree

#012731

Ornella Blue color link
Ornella Blue

#021224

Tangaroa color link
Tangaroa

#03163C

Magnum color link
Magnum

#112331

Navy color link
Navy

#01153E

Maystone color link
Maystone

#0E2A2A

COSMIC ACE color link
COSMIC ACE

#0B1021

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#021C2E
  • RGB2, 28, 46
  • CMYK17, 7, 0, 82
  • CSSrgb(2, 28, 46)
  • HSL205°, 92%, 9%
  • HSL Precise204.545°, 91.667%, 9.412%
  • HSV205°, 96%, 18%
  • HSB205°, 96%, 18%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.008
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.110
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.180
  • GLSLvec3(0.008, 0.110, 0.180)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.008, 0.110, 0.180, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.008, 0.110, 0.180)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB0.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB11%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB18%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Dark
  • HEX ID021C2E
  • DECIMAL ID138286
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01