What color is #20222D?

#20222D is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Moonless Mystery. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #20222D?

The RGB value is 32, 34, 45: 32 red, 34 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #20222D?

The complementary color is #2D2B20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #20222D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#20222D color

#20222D rgb(32, 34, 45)

Shades of black

The hex color #20222D is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 13.3% green and 17.6% blue (32, 34, 45).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 17% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Moonless Mystery (#1E2433), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.81:1).

#20222D color codes

HEX	`#20222D`
RGB	`rgb(32, 34, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 13.3%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 17%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 29%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 24%, 0%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.48, 2.19, -7.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.48, 7.9, 286.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.641, 1.641, 2.712)`
Decimal	`2105901`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #20222D, 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 #20222D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#20222D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	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 #20222D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #20222d; }
.text { color: #20222d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #20222d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 34 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #20222d, #24202d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #20222D?: #20222D is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Moonless Mystery. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #20222D?: The RGB value is 32, 34, 45: 32 red, 34 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #20222D?: The complementary color is #2D2B20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #20222D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.