What color is #22131B?

#22131B is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Crow. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #22131B?

The RGB value is 34, 19, 27: 34 red, 19 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #22131B?

The complementary color is #13221A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #22131B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#22131B color

#22131B rgb(34, 19, 27)

Shades of black

The hex color #22131B is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 7.5% green and 10.6% blue (34, 19, 27).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 28% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 21% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Crow (#180614), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.84:1).

#22131B color codes

HEX	`#22131B`
RGB	`rgb(34, 19, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 7.5%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 28%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 44%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 21%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.99, 9.34, -2.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.99, 9.68, 344.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.09, 0.885, 1.15)`
Decimal	`2233115`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #22131B, 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 #22131B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#22131B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	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 #22131B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #22131b; }
.text { color: #22131b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #22131b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 19 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #22131b, #221313); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #22131B?: #22131B is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Crow. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #22131B?: The RGB value is 34, 19, 27: 34 red, 19 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #22131B?: The complementary color is #13221A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #22131B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.