What color is #22000B?

#22000B is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Belladonna. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #22000B?

The RGB value is 34, 0, 11: 34 red, 0 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #22000B?

The complementary color is #002217, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #22000B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#22000B color

#22000B rgb(34, 0, 11)

Shades of black

The hex color #22000B is a very dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 0% green and 4.3% blue (34, 0, 11).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 100% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 68% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Belladonna (#220011), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.57:1).

#22000B color codes

HEX	`#22000B`
RGB	`rgb(34, 0, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 0%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 100%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 100%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 68%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.29, 15.31, 0.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.29, 15.33, 2.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.72, 0.364, 0.349)`
Decimal	`2228235`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #22000B, 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 #22000B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#22000B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	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 #22000B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #22000b; }
.text { color: #22000b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #22000b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 0 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #22000b, #220600); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #22000B?: #22000B is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Belladonna. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #22000B?: The RGB value is 34, 0, 11: 34 red, 0 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #22000B?: The complementary color is #002217, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #22000B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.