What color is #221100?

#221100 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Burnt Coffee. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #221100?

The RGB value is 34, 17, 0: 34 red, 17 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #221100?

The complementary color is #001122, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #221100?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#221100 color

#221100 rgb(34, 17, 0)

Shades of black

The hex color #221100 is a very dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 6.7% green and 0% blue (34, 17, 0).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 100% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 100% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Burnt Coffee (#271B10), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.29:1).

#221100 color codes

HEX	`#221100`
RGB	`rgb(34, 17, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 6.7%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 100%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 100%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 100%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.69, 6.38, 10.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.69, 11.98, 57.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.86, 0.741, 0.098)`
Decimal	`2232576`
Short hex	`#210`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #221100, 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 #221100	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#221100 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.29:1	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 #221100 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #221100; }
.text { color: #221100; }
.border { border: 2px solid #221100; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 17 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #221100, #222200); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #221100?: #221100 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Burnt Coffee. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #221100?: The RGB value is 34, 17, 0: 34 red, 17 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #221100?: The complementary color is #001122, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #221100?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.