What color is #221C23?

#221C23 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Night Demons. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #221C23?

The RGB value is 34, 28, 35: 34 red, 28 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #221C23?

The complementary color is #1D231C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #221C23?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#221C23 color

#221C23 rgb(34, 28, 35)

Shades of black

The hex color #221C23 is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 11% green and 13.7% blue (34, 28, 35).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 11% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Night Demons (#201B20), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.69:1).

#221C23 color codes

HEX	`#221C23`
RGB	`rgb(34, 28, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 11%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 11%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 20%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 20%, 0%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.22, 4.6, -3.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.22, 5.91, 321.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.378, 1.292, 1.767)`
Decimal	`2235427`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #221C23, 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 #221C23	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#221C23 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	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 #221C23 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #221c23; }
.text { color: #221c23; }
.border { border: 2px solid #221c23; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 28 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #221c23, #231c21); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #221C23?: #221C23 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Night Demons. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #221C23?: The RGB value is 34, 28, 35: 34 red, 28 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #221C23?: The complementary color is #1D231C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #221C23?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.