What color is #04221C?

#04221C is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #04221C?

The RGB value is 4, 34, 28: 4 red, 34 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #04221C?

The complementary color is #22040A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #04221C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#04221C color

#04221C rgb(4, 34, 28)

Shades of black

The hex color #04221C is a very dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.6% red, 13.3% green and 11% blue (4, 34, 28).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 79% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 88% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.79:1).

#04221C color codes

HEX	`#04221C`
RGB	`rgb(4, 34, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.6%, 13.3%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 79%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 88%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(88%, 0%, 18%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.95, -13.12, 0.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.95, 13.14, 176.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.832, 1.254, 1.297)`
Decimal	`270876`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #04221C, 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 #04221C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#04221C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	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 #04221C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #04221c; }
.text { color: #04221c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #04221c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(4 34 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #04221c, #041922); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #04221C?: #04221C is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #04221C?: The RGB value is 4, 34, 28: 4 red, 34 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #04221C?: The complementary color is #22040A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #04221C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.