What color is #220F24?

#220F24 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Shot in the Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #220F24?

The RGB value is 34, 15, 36: 34 red, 15 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #220F24?

The complementary color is #11240F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #220F24?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#220F24 color

#220F24 rgb(34, 15, 36)

Shades of black

The hex color #220F24 is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 5.9% green and 14.1% blue (34, 15, 36).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 41% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 58% magenta, 0% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Shot in the Dark (#1D0D1D), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.08:1).

#220F24 color codes

HEX	`#220F24`
RGB	`rgb(34, 15, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 5.9%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 41%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 58%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 58%, 0%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.31, 14.28, -10.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.31, 17.68, 323.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.149, 0.809, 1.764)`
Decimal	`2232100`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #220F24, 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 #220F24	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#220F24 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	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 #220F24 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #220f24; }
.text { color: #220f24; }
.border { border: 2px solid #220f24; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 15 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #220f24, #240f1b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #220F24?: #220F24 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Shot in the Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #220F24?: The RGB value is 34, 15, 36: 34 red, 15 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #220F24?: The complementary color is #11240F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #220F24?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.