What color is #221B14?

#221B14 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 #221B14?

The RGB value is 34, 27, 20: 34 red, 27 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #221B14?

The complementary color is #141B22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #221B14?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#221B14 color

#221B14 rgb(34, 27, 20)

Shades of black

The hex color #221B14 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 10.6% green and 7.8% blue (34, 27, 20).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 26% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 41% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Soulless (#1B150D), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.01:1).

#221B14 color codes

HEX	`#221B14`
RGB	`rgb(34, 27, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 10.6%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 26%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 41%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 41%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.37, 2.05, 6.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.37, 6.39, 71.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.178, 1.175, 0.826)`
Decimal	`2235156`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #221B14, 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 #221B14	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#221B14 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.01:1	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 #221B14 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #221b14; }
.text { color: #221b14; }
.border { border: 2px solid #221b14; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 27 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #221b14, #222214); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #221B14?: #221B14 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 #221B14?: The RGB value is 34, 27, 20: 34 red, 27 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #221B14?: The complementary color is #141B22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #221B14?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.