What color is #221516?

#221516 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Bats Cloak. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #221516?

The RGB value is 34, 21, 22: 34 red, 21 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #221516?

The complementary color is #152221, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #221516?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#221516 color

#221516 rgb(34, 21, 22)

Shades of black

The hex color #221516 is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 8.2% green and 8.6% blue (34, 21, 22).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 24% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 35% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Bats Cloak (#1F1518), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.69:1).

#221516 color codes

HEX	`#221516`
RGB	`rgb(34, 21, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 8.2%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 24%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 38%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 35%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.43, 6.84, 1.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.43, 7.1, 15.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.073, 0.934, 0.883)`
Decimal	`2233622`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #221516, 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 #221516	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#221516 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	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 #221516 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #221516; }
.text { color: #221516; }
.border { border: 2px solid #221516; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 21 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #221516, #221a15); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #221516?: #221516 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Bats Cloak. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #221516?: The RGB value is 34, 21, 22: 34 red, 21 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #221516?: The complementary color is #152221, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #221516?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.