What color is #22191E?

#22191E is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Bats Cloak. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #22191E?

The RGB value is 34, 25, 30: 34 red, 25 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #22191E?

The complementary color is #19221D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #22191E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#22191E color

#22191E rgb(34, 25, 30)

Shades of black

The hex color #22191E is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 9.8% green and 11.8% blue (34, 25, 30).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 15% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 12% 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 17.13:1).

#22191E color codes

HEX	`#22191E`
RGB	`rgb(34, 25, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 9.8%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 15%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 26%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 12%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.02, 5.59, -1.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.02, 5.86, 342.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.242, 1.129, 1.381)`
Decimal	`2234654`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #22191E, 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 #22191E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#22191E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	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 #22191E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #22191e; }
.text { color: #22191e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #22191e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 25 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #22191e, #221919); }

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Questions

What color is #22191E?: #22191E is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Bats Cloak. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #22191E?: The RGB value is 34, 25, 30: 34 red, 25 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #22191E?: The complementary color is #19221D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #22191E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.