What color is #20221E?

#20221E is a dark gray, closest to the named color Bitter Liquorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #20221E?

The RGB value is 32, 34, 30: 32 red, 34 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #20221E?

The complementary color is #201E22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #20221E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#20221E color

#20221E rgb(32, 34, 30)

Shades of black

The hex color #20221E is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 13.3% green and 11.8% blue (32, 34, 30).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 6% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Bitter Liquorice (#262926), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.04:1).

#20221E color codes

HEX	`#20221E`
RGB	`rgb(32, 34, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 13.3%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 6%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 12%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 12%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.89, -1.9, 2.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.89, 3.05, 128.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.402, 1.545, 1.452)`
Decimal	`2105886`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #20221E, 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 #20221E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#20221E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	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 #20221E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #20221e; }
.text { color: #20221e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #20221e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 34 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #20221e, #1e221e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #20221E?: #20221E is a dark gray, closest to the named color Bitter Liquorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #20221E?: The RGB value is 32, 34, 30: 32 red, 34 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #20221E?: The complementary color is #201E22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #20221E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.