What color is #221610?

#221610 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Dark Orchestra. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #221610?

The RGB value is 34, 22, 16: 34 red, 22 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #221610?

The complementary color is #101C22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #221610?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#221610 color

#221610 rgb(34, 22, 16)

Shades of black

The hex color #221610 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 8.6% green and 6.3% blue (34, 22, 16).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 36% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 53% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Dark Orchestra (#251B19), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.64:1).

#221610 color codes

HEX	`#221610`
RGB	`rgb(34, 22, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 8.6%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 36%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 53%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 53%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.58, 5.06, 5.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.58, 7.8, 49.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.04, 0.951, 0.619)`
Decimal	`2233872`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #221610, 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 #221610	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#221610 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.64:1	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 #221610 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #221610; }
.text { color: #221610; }
.border { border: 2px solid #221610; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 22 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #221610, #221f10); }

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Questions

What color is #221610?: #221610 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Dark Orchestra. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #221610?: The RGB value is 34, 22, 16: 34 red, 22 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #221610?: The complementary color is #101C22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #221610?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.