What color is #22110E?

#22110E is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Italian Roast. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #22110E?

The RGB value is 34, 17, 14: 34 red, 17 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #22110E?

The complementary color is #0E1F22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #22110E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#22110E color

#22110E rgb(34, 17, 14)

Shades of black

The hex color #22110E is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 6.7% green and 5.5% blue (34, 17, 14).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 42% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 59% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Italian Roast (#221111), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.19:1).

#22110E color codes

HEX	`#22110E`
RGB	`rgb(34, 17, 14)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 6.7%, 5.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 42%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 59%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 59%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.98, 8.25, 4.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.98, 9.48, 29.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.939, 0.773, 0.515)`
Decimal	`2232590`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #22110E, 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 #22110E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#22110E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.19:1	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 #22110E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #22110e; }
.text { color: #22110e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #22110e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 17 14 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #22110e, #221b0e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #22110E?: #22110E is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Italian Roast. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #22110E?: The RGB value is 34, 17, 14: 34 red, 17 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #22110E?: The complementary color is #0E1F22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #22110E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.