What color is #221E15?

#221E15 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Noir Mystique. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #221E15?

The RGB value is 34, 30, 21: 34 red, 30 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #221E15?

The complementary color is #151922, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #221E15?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#221E15 color

#221E15 rgb(34, 30, 21)

Shades of black

The hex color #221E15 is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 11.8% green and 8.2% blue (34, 30, 21).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 24% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 38% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Noir Mystique (#1F180A), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.61:1).

#221E15 color codes

HEX	`#221E15`
RGB	`rgb(34, 30, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 11.8%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 24%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 38%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 38%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.43, 0.06, 6.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.43, 6.87, 89.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.259, 1.323, 0.898)`
Decimal	`2235925`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #221E15, 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 #221E15	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#221E15 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.61:1	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 #221E15 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #221e15; }
.text { color: #221e15; }
.border { border: 2px solid #221e15; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 30 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #221e15, #202215); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #221E15?: #221E15 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Noir Mystique. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #221E15?: The RGB value is 34, 30, 21: 34 red, 30 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #221E15?: The complementary color is #151922, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #221E15?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.