What color is #221517?

#221517 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 #221517?

The RGB value is 34, 21, 23: 34 red, 21 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #221517?

The complementary color is #152220, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #221517?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#221517 color

#221517 rgb(34, 21, 23)

Shades of black

The hex color #221517 is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 8.2% green and 9% blue (34, 21, 23).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 24% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 32% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Bats Cloak (#1F1518), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.68:1).

#221517 color codes

HEX	`#221517`
RGB	`rgb(34, 21, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 8.2%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 24%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 38%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 32%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.47, 7.04, 1.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.47, 7.14, 9.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.083, 0.938, 0.935)`
Decimal	`2233623`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #221517, 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 #221517	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#221517 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.68:1	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 #221517 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #221517; }
.text { color: #221517; }
.border { border: 2px solid #221517; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 21 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #221517, #221a15); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #221517?: #221517 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 #221517?: The RGB value is 34, 21, 23: 34 red, 21 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #221517?: The complementary color is #152220, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #221517?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.