What color is #22040A?

#22040A is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Belladonna. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #22040A?

The RGB value is 34, 4, 10: 34 red, 4 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #22040A?

The complementary color is #04221C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #22040A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#22040A color

#22040A rgb(34, 4, 10)

Shades of black

The hex color #22040A is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 1.6% green and 3.9% blue (34, 4, 10).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 79% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 88% magenta, 71% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Belladonna (#220011), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.27:1).

#22040A color codes

HEX	`#22040A`
RGB	`rgb(34, 4, 10)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 1.6%, 3.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 79%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 88%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 88%, 71%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.06, 13.57, 2.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.06, 13.75, 9.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.758, 0.449, 0.334)`
Decimal	`2229258`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #22040A, 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 #22040A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#22040A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	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 #22040A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #22040a; }
.text { color: #22040a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #22040a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 4 10 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #22040a, #220d04); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #22040A?: #22040A is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Belladonna. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #22040A?: The RGB value is 34, 4, 10: 34 red, 4 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #22040A?: The complementary color is #04221C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #22040A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.