What color is #221C27?

#221C27 is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Violet Void. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #221C27?

The RGB value is 34, 28, 39: 34 red, 28 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #221C27?

The complementary color is #21271C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #221C27?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#221C27 color

#221C27 rgb(34, 28, 39)

Shades of black

The hex color #221C27 is a very dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 11% green and 15.3% blue (34, 28, 39).

Its hue angle is 273°, with 16% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Violet Void (#1A161D), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.62:1).

#221C27 color codes

HEX	`#221C27`
RGB	`rgb(34, 28, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 11%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(273, 16%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(273, 28%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 28%, 0%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.39, 5.67, -6.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.39, 8.54, 311.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.441, 1.317, 2.097)`
Decimal	`2235431`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #221C27, 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 #221C27	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#221C27 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.62:1	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 #221C27 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #221c27; }
.text { color: #221c27; }
.border { border: 2px solid #221c27; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 28 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #221c27, #271c27); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #221C27?: #221C27 is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Violet Void. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #221C27?: The RGB value is 34, 28, 39: 34 red, 28 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #221C27?: The complementary color is #21271C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #221C27?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.