What color is #221513?

#221513 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Dark Orchestra. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #221513?

The RGB value is 34, 21, 19: 34 red, 21 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #221513?

The complementary color is #132022, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #221513?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#221513 color

#221513 rgb(34, 21, 19)

Shades of black

The hex color #221513 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 8.2% green and 7.5% blue (34, 21, 19).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 28% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 44% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Dark Orchestra (#251B19), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.73:1).

#221513 color codes

HEX	`#221513`
RGB	`rgb(34, 21, 19)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 8.2%, 7.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 28%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 44%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 44%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.34, 6.29, 3.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.34, 7.35, 31.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.045, 0.923, 0.739)`
Decimal	`2233619`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #221513, 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 #221513	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#221513 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.73:1	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 #221513 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #221513; }
.text { color: #221513; }
.border { border: 2px solid #221513; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 21 19 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #221513, #221c13); }

Background

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Border

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Questions

What color is #221513?: #221513 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Dark Orchestra. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #221513?: The RGB value is 34, 21, 19: 34 red, 21 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #221513?: The complementary color is #132022, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #221513?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.