What color is #220A15?

#220A15 is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Belladonna. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #220A15?

The RGB value is 34, 10, 21: 34 red, 10 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #220A15?

The complementary color is #0A2217, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #220A15?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#220A15 color

#220A15 rgb(34, 10, 21)

Shades of black

The hex color #220A15 is a very dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 3.9% green and 8.2% blue (34, 10, 21).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 55% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 71% magenta, 38% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Belladonna (#220011), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.71:1).

#220A15 color codes

HEX	`#220A15`
RGB	`rgb(34, 10, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 3.9%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 55%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 71%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 71%, 38%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.52, 13.15, -1.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.52, 13.25, 352.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.904, 0.611, 0.78)`
Decimal	`2230805`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #220A15, 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 #220A15	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#220A15 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	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 #220A15 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #220a15; }
.text { color: #220a15; }
.border { border: 2px solid #220a15; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 10 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #220a15, #220b0a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #220A15?: #220A15 is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Belladonna. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #220A15?: The RGB value is 34, 10, 21: 34 red, 10 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #220A15?: The complementary color is #0A2217, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #220A15?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.