What color is #221F25?

#221F25 is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Ink Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #221F25?

The RGB value is 34, 31, 37: 34 red, 31 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #221F25?

The complementary color is #22251F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #221F25?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#221F25 color

#221F25 rgb(34, 31, 37)

Shades of black

The hex color #221F25 is a very dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 12.2% green and 14.5% blue (34, 31, 37).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 9% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Ink Black (#252024), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.27:1).

#221F25 color codes

HEX	`#221F25`
RGB	`rgb(34, 31, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 12.2%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 9%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 16%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 16%, 0%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.31, 2.93, -3.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.31, 4.59, 309.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.484, 1.454, 1.952)`
Decimal	`2236197`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #221F25, 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 #221F25	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#221F25 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	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 #221F25 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #221f25; }
.text { color: #221f25; }
.border { border: 2px solid #221f25; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 31 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #221f25, #251f25); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #221F25?: #221F25 is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Ink Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #221F25?: The RGB value is 34, 31, 37: 34 red, 31 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #221F25?: The complementary color is #22251F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #221F25?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.