What color is #221F35?

#221F35 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Black Velvet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #221F35?

The RGB value is 34, 31, 53: 34 red, 31 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #221F35?

The complementary color is #32351F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #221F35?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#221F35 color

#221F35 rgb(34, 31, 53)

Shades of blue

The hex color #221F35 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 12.2% green and 20.8% blue (34, 31, 53).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 26% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Black Velvet (#222233), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.96:1).

#221F35 color codes

HEX	`#221F35`
RGB	`rgb(34, 31, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 12.2%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 26%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 42%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 42%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.09, 7.69, -13.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.09, 15.89, 298.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.792, 1.577, 3.577)`
Decimal	`2236213`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #221F35, 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 #221F35	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#221F35 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	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 #221F35 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #221f35; }
.text { color: #221f35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #221f35; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 31 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #221f35, #2d1f35); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #221F35?: #221F35 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Black Velvet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #221F35?: The RGB value is 34, 31, 53: 34 red, 31 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #221F35?: The complementary color is #32351F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #221F35?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.