What color is #22201E?

#22201E is a dark gray, closest to the named color Lead. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #22201E?

The RGB value is 34, 32, 30: 34 red, 32 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #22201E?

The complementary color is #1E2022, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #22201E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#22201E color

#22201E rgb(34, 32, 30)

Shades of black

The hex color #22201E is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 12.5% green and 11.8% blue (34, 32, 30).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 6% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 12% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Lead (#212121), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.24:1).

#22201E color codes

HEX	`#22201E`
RGB	`rgb(34, 32, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 12.5%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 6%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 12%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 12%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.4, 0.48, 1.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.4, 1.76, 74.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.411, 1.467, 1.437)`
Decimal	`2236446`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #22201E, 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 #22201E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#22201E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.24:1	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 #22201E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #22201e; }
.text { color: #22201e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #22201e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 32 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #22201e, #22221e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #22201E?: #22201E is a dark gray, closest to the named color Lead. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #22201E?: The RGB value is 34, 32, 30: 34 red, 32 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #22201E?: The complementary color is #1E2022, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #22201E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.