What color is #221A15?

#221A15 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Dark Orchestra. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #221A15?

The RGB value is 34, 26, 21: 34 red, 26 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #221A15?

The complementary color is #151D22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #221A15?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#221A15 color

#221A15 rgb(34, 26, 21)

Shades of black

The hex color #221A15 is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 10.2% green and 8.2% blue (34, 26, 21).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 24% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 38% 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 17.12:1).

#221A15 color codes

HEX	`#221A15`
RGB	`rgb(34, 26, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 10.2%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 24%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 38%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 38%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.05, 2.96, 4.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.05, 5.76, 59.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.164, 1.133, 0.867)`
Decimal	`2234901`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #221A15, 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 #221A15	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#221A15 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.12:1	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 #221A15 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #221a15; }
.text { color: #221a15; }
.border { border: 2px solid #221a15; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 26 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #221a15, #222115); }

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Questions

What color is #221A15?: #221A15 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Dark Orchestra. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #221A15?: The RGB value is 34, 26, 21: 34 red, 26 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #221A15?: The complementary color is #151D22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #221A15?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.