What color is #221A26?

#221A26 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Violet Void. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #221A26?

The RGB value is 34, 26, 38: 34 red, 26 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #221A26?

The complementary color is #1E261A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #221A26?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#221A26 color

#221A26 rgb(34, 26, 38)

Shades of black

The hex color #221A26 is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 10.2% green and 14.9% blue (34, 26, 38).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 19% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Violet Void (#1A161D), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.88:1).

#221A26 color codes

HEX	`#221A26`
RGB	`rgb(34, 26, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 10.2%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 19%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 32%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 32%, 0%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.7, 6.88, -6.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.7, 9.61, 315.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.379, 1.219, 1.996)`
Decimal	`2234918`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #221A26, 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 #221A26	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#221A26 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	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 #221A26 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #221a26; }
.text { color: #221a26; }
.border { border: 2px solid #221a26; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 26 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #221a26, #261a24); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #221A26?: #221A26 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Violet Void. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #221A26?: The RGB value is 34, 26, 38: 34 red, 26 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #221A26?: The complementary color is #1E261A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #221A26?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.