What color is #221C16?

#221C16 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Soulless. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #221C16?

The RGB value is 34, 28, 22: 34 red, 28 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #221C16?

The complementary color is #161C22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #221C16?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#221C16 color

#221C16 rgb(34, 28, 22)

Shades of black

The hex color #221C16 is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 11% green and 8.6% blue (34, 28, 22).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 21% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 35% 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 16.86:1).

#221C16 color codes

HEX	`#221C16`
RGB	`rgb(34, 28, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 11%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 21%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 35%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 35%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.77, 1.69, 5.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.77, 5.5, 72.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.22, 1.229, 0.932)`
Decimal	`2235414`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #221C16, 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 #221C16	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#221C16 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	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 #221C16 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #221c16; }
.text { color: #221c16; }
.border { border: 2px solid #221c16; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 28 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #221c16, #222216); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #221C16?: #221C16 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Soulless. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #221C16?: The RGB value is 34, 28, 22: 34 red, 28 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #221C16?: The complementary color is #161C22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #221C16?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.