What color is #220D25?

#220D25 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Dark Prom Queen. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #220D25?

The RGB value is 34, 13, 37: 34 red, 13 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #220D25?

The complementary color is #10250D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #220D25?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#220D25 color

#220D25 rgb(34, 13, 37)

Shades of black

The hex color #220D25 is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 5.1% green and 14.5% blue (34, 13, 37).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 48% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 65% magenta, 0% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Dark Prom Queen (#2B0F2E), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.22:1).

#220D25 color codes

HEX	`#220D25`
RGB	`rgb(34, 13, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 5.1%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 48%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 65%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 65%, 0%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.88, 15.75, -11.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.88, 19.71, 323.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.138, 0.762, 1.837)`
Decimal	`2231589`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #220D25, 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 #220D25	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#220D25 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	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 #220D25 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #220d25; }
.text { color: #220d25; }
.border { border: 2px solid #220d25; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 13 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #220d25, #250d1c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #220D25?: #220D25 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Dark Prom Queen. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #220D25?: The RGB value is 34, 13, 37: 34 red, 13 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #220D25?: The complementary color is #10250D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #220D25?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.