What color is #220C19?

#220C19 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #220C19?

The RGB value is 34, 12, 25: 34 red, 12 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #220C19?

The complementary color is #0C2215, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #220C19?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#220C19 color

#220C19 rgb(34, 12, 25)

Shades of black

The hex color #220C19 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 4.7% green and 9.8% blue (34, 12, 25).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 48% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 65% magenta, 26% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Black Cherry (#2C1620), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.51:1).

#220C19 color codes

HEX	`#220C19`
RGB	`rgb(34, 12, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 4.7%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 48%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 65%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 65%, 26%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.08, 13.15, -3.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.08, 13.69, 343.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.967, 0.673, 0.999)`
Decimal	`2231321`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #220C19, 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 #220C19	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#220C19 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.51:1	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 #220C19 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #220c19; }
.text { color: #220c19; }
.border { border: 2px solid #220c19; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 12 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #220c19, #220c0e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #220C19?: #220C19 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #220C19?: The RGB value is 34, 12, 25: 34 red, 12 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #220C19?: The complementary color is #0C2215, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #220C19?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.