What color is #22090B?

#22090B is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Dwarf Fortress. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #22090B?

The RGB value is 34, 9, 11: 34 red, 9 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #22090B?

The complementary color is #092220, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #22090B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#22090B color

#22090B rgb(34, 9, 11)

Shades of black

The hex color #22090B is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 3.5% green and 4.3% blue (34, 9, 11).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 58% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 74% magenta, 68% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Dwarf Fortress (#1D0200), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.89:1).

#22090B color codes

HEX	`#22090B`
RGB	`rgb(34, 9, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 3.5%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 58%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 74%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 74%, 68%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.06, 11.71, 3.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.06, 12.16, 15.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.818, 0.56, 0.382)`
Decimal	`2230539`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #22090B, 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 #22090B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#22090B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	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 #22090B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #22090b; }
.text { color: #22090b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #22090b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 9 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #22090b, #221309); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #22090B?: #22090B is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Dwarf Fortress. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #22090B?: The RGB value is 34, 9, 11: 34 red, 9 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #22090B?: The complementary color is #092220, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #22090B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.