What color is #221813?

#221813 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 #221813?

The RGB value is 34, 24, 19: 34 red, 24 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #221813?

The complementary color is #131D22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #221813?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#221813 color

#221813 rgb(34, 24, 19)

Shades of black

The hex color #221813 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 9.4% green and 7.5% blue (34, 24, 19).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 28% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 44% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Dark Orchestra (#251B19), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.38:1).

#221813 color codes

HEX	`#221813`
RGB	`rgb(34, 24, 19)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 9.4%, 7.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 28%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 44%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 44%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.32, 4.08, 5.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.32, 6.63, 52.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.104, 1.04, 0.759)`
Decimal	`2234387`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #221813, 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 #221813	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#221813 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	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 #221813 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #221813; }
.text { color: #221813; }
.border { border: 2px solid #221813; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 24 19 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #221813, #221f13); }

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Questions

What color is #221813?: #221813 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 #221813?: The RGB value is 34, 24, 19: 34 red, 24 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #221813?: The complementary color is #131D22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #221813?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.