What color is #22020F?

#22020F 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 #22020F?

The RGB value is 34, 2, 15: 34 red, 2 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #22020F?

The complementary color is #022215, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #22020F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#22020F color

#22020F rgb(34, 2, 15)

Shades of black

The hex color #22020F is a very dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 0.8% green and 5.9% blue (34, 2, 15).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 89% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 94% magenta, 56% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Belladonna (#220011), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.38:1).

#22020F color codes

HEX	`#22020F`
RGB	`rgb(34, 2, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 0.8%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 89%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 94%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 94%, 56%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.78, 15.17, -0.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.78, 15.18, 358.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.768, 0.418, 0.492)`
Decimal	`2228751`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #22020F, 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 #22020F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#22020F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	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 #22020F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #22020f; }
.text { color: #22020f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #22020f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 2 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #22020f, #220502); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #22020F?: #22020F 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 #22020F?: The RGB value is 34, 2, 15: 34 red, 2 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #22020F?: The complementary color is #022215, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #22020F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.