What color is #221B13?

#221B13 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Soulless. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #221B13?

The RGB value is 34, 27, 19: 34 red, 27 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #221B13?

The complementary color is #131A22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #221B13?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#221B13 color

#221B13 rgb(34, 27, 19)

Shades of black

The hex color #221B13 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 10.6% green and 7.5% blue (34, 27, 19).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 28% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 44% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Soulless (#1B150D), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.02:1).

#221B13 color codes

HEX	`#221B13`
RGB	`rgb(34, 27, 19)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 10.6%, 7.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 28%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 44%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 44%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.34, 1.88, 6.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.34, 6.93, 74.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.169, 1.171, 0.78)`
Decimal	`2235155`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #221B13, 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 #221B13	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#221B13 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.02:1	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 #221B13 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #221b13; }
.text { color: #221b13; }
.border { border: 2px solid #221b13; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 27 19 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #221b13, #212213); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #221B13?: #221B13 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Soulless. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #221B13?: The RGB value is 34, 27, 19: 34 red, 27 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #221B13?: The complementary color is #131A22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #221B13?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.