Information about #21565E color
Basic facts about this digital color
#21565E is a pleasantly vivid aqua cyan that carries a shadowy depth. It is a natural fit for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Dark Arctic Blue (#275359). Nearby in the Register you will also find Retro (#1B5256) and Beatnik (#1F4F54).
Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(33, 86, 94)), which gives #21565E its character. If you plan to put text on a #21565E background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 8.2:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.6:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:63) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #21565E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#21565E color variations
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#21565E color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#21565E color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#21565E color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#21565E color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#21565E 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #21565E color
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Nearest named colors to #21565E
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#21565E
- RGB33, 86, 94
- CMYK24, 3, 0, 63
- CSSrgb(33, 86, 94)
- HSL188°, 48%, 25%
- HSL Precise187.869°, 48.031%, 24.902%
- HSV188°, 65%, 37%
- HSB188°, 65%, 37%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.129
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.337
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.369
- GLSLvec3(0.129, 0.337, 0.369)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.129, 0.337, 0.369, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.129, 0.337, 0.369)
- Percentage of Red in RGB12.9%
- Percentage of Green in RGB33.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB36.9%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID21565E
- DECIMAL ID2184798
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
