What color is #221201?

#221201 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 #221201?

The RGB value is 34, 18, 1: 34 red, 18 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #221201?

The complementary color is #011122, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #221201?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#221201 color

#221201 rgb(34, 18, 1)

Shades of black

The hex color #221201 is a very dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 7.1% green and 0.4% blue (34, 18, 1).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 94% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 97% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Burnt Coffee (#271B10), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.18:1).

#221201 color codes

HEX	`#221201`
RGB	`rgb(34, 18, 1)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 7.1%, 0.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 94%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 97%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 97%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7, 5.91, 10.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7, 11.78, 59.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.882, 0.775, 0.132)`
Decimal	`2232833`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #221201, 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 #221201	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#221201 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.18:1	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 #221201 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #221201; }
.text { color: #221201; }
.border { border: 2px solid #221201; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 18 1 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #221201, #212201); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #221201?: #221201 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 #221201?: The RGB value is 34, 18, 1: 34 red, 18 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #221201?: The complementary color is #011122, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #221201?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.