What color is #220D18?

#220D18 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 #220D18?

The RGB value is 34, 13, 24: 34 red, 13 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #220D18?

The complementary color is #0D2217, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #220D18?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#220D18 color

#220D18 rgb(34, 13, 24)

Shades of black

The hex color #220D18 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 5.1% green and 9.4% blue (34, 13, 24).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 45% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 62% magenta, 29% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Black Cherry (#2C1620), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.44:1).

#220D18 color codes

HEX	`#220D18`
RGB	`rgb(34, 13, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 5.1%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 45%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 62%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 62%, 29%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.27, 12.41, -2.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.27, 12.71, 347.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.969, 0.694, 0.947)`
Decimal	`2231576`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #220D18, 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 #220D18	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#220D18 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	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 #220D18 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #220d18; }
.text { color: #220d18; }
.border { border: 2px solid #220d18; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 13 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #220d18, #220d0e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #220D18?: #220D18 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 #220D18?: The RGB value is 34, 13, 24: 34 red, 13 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #220D18?: The complementary color is #0D2217, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #220D18?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.