What color is #22090F?

#22090F 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 #22090F?

The RGB value is 34, 9, 15: 34 red, 9 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #22090F?

The complementary color is #09221C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #22090F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#22090F color

#22090F rgb(34, 9, 15)

Shades of black

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 3.5% green and 5.9% blue (34, 9, 15).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 58% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 74% magenta, 56% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Dwarf Fortress (#1D0200), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.85:1).

#22090F color codes

HEX	`#22090F`
RGB	`rgb(34, 9, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 3.5%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 58%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 74%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 74%, 56%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.15, 12.36, 1.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.15, 12.45, 6.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.844, 0.57, 0.517)`
Decimal	`2230543`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #22090F, 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 #22090F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#22090F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.85:1	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 #22090F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #22090f; }
.text { color: #22090f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #22090f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 9 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #22090f, #221009); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #22090F?: #22090F 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 #22090F?: The RGB value is 34, 9, 15: 34 red, 9 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #22090F?: The complementary color is #09221C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #22090F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.