What color is #221111?

#221111 is a very dark, desaturated red known as Italian Roast. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Italian Roast?

The RGB value is 34, 17, 17: 34 red, 17 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Italian Roast?

The complementary color is #112222, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #221111?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Italian Roast color: hex code #221111

#221111 rgb(34, 17, 17)

Shades of black

Italian Roast has the hex code #221111. It is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 6.7% green and 6.7% blue (34, 17, 17).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 33% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 50% yellow and 87% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.16:1).

Italian Roast (#221111) color codes

HEX	`#221111`
RGB	`rgb(34, 17, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 6.7%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 33%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 50%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 50%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.06, 8.74, 3.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.06, 9.29, 19.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.961, 0.782, 0.63)`
Decimal	`2232593`
Short hex	`#211`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Italian Roast, 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 #221111	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#221111 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	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 #221111 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #221111; }
.text { color: #221111; }
.border { border: 2px solid #221111; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 17 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #221111, #221a11); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #221111 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #221111?: #221111 is a very dark, desaturated red known as Italian Roast. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Italian Roast?: The RGB value is 34, 17, 17: 34 red, 17 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Italian Roast?: The complementary color is #112222, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #221111?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.