What color is #220B1A?

#220B1A 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 #220B1A?

The RGB value is 34, 11, 26: 34 red, 11 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #220B1A?

The complementary color is #0B2213, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #220B1A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#220B1A color

#220B1A rgb(34, 11, 26)

Shades of black

The hex color #220B1A is a very dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 4.3% green and 10.2% blue (34, 11, 26).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 51% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 68% magenta, 24% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Belladonna (#220011), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.57:1).

#220B1A color codes

HEX	`#220B1A`
RGB	`rgb(34, 11, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 4.3%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 51%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 68%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 68%, 24%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.91, 13.87, -4.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.91, 14.68, 340.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.966, 0.654, 1.052)`
Decimal	`2231066`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #220B1A, 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 #220B1A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#220B1A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	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 #220B1A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #220b1a; }
.text { color: #220b1a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #220b1a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 11 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #220b1a, #220b0f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #220B1A?: #220B1A 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 #220B1A?: The RGB value is 34, 11, 26: 34 red, 11 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #220B1A?: The complementary color is #0B2213, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #220B1A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.