What color is #22101B?

#22101B 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 #22101B?

The RGB value is 34, 16, 27: 34 red, 16 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #22101B?

The complementary color is #102217, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #22101B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#22101B color

#22101B rgb(34, 16, 27)

Shades of black

The hex color #22101B is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 6.3% green and 10.6% blue (34, 16, 27).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 36% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 53% magenta, 21% 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 18.14:1).

#22101B color codes

HEX	`#22101B`
RGB	`rgb(34, 16, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 6.3%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 36%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 53%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 53%, 21%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.13, 11.38, -3.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.13, 12, 341.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.043, 0.79, 1.134)`
Decimal	`2232347`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #22101B, 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 #22101B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#22101B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.14:1	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 #22101B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #22101b; }
.text { color: #22101b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #22101b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 16 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #22101b, #221012); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #22101B?: #22101B 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 #22101B?: The RGB value is 34, 16, 27: 34 red, 16 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #22101B?: The complementary color is #102217, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #22101B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.