What color is #021E22?

#021E22 is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Ship. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #021E22?

The RGB value is 2, 30, 34: 2 red, 30 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #021E22?

The complementary color is #220602, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #021E22?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#021E22 color

#021E22 rgb(2, 30, 34)

Shades of black

The hex color #021E22 is a very dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0.8% red, 11.8% green and 13.3% blue (2, 30, 34).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 89% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 94% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Sunken Ship (#10252A), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.34:1).

#021E22 color codes

HEX	`#021E22`
RGB	`rgb(2, 30, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0.8%, 11.8%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 89%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 94%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(94%, 12%, 0%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.46, -8.89, -5.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.46, 10.65, 213.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.778, 1.057, 1.676)`
Decimal	`138786`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #021E22, 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 #021E22	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#021E22 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	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 #021E22 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #021e22; }
.text { color: #021e22; }
.border { border: 2px solid #021e22; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(2 30 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #021e22, #020e22); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #021E22?: #021E22 is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Ship. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #021E22?: The RGB value is 2, 30, 34: 2 red, 30 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #021E22?: The complementary color is #220602, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #021E22?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.