What color is #22212A?

#22212A is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Darth Vader. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #22212A?

The RGB value is 34, 33, 42: 34 red, 33 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #22212A?

The complementary color is #292A21, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #22212A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#22212A color

#22212A rgb(34, 33, 42)

Shades of black

The hex color #22212A is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 12.9% green and 16.5% blue (34, 33, 42).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 12% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Darth Vader (#27252A), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.92:1).

#22212A color codes

HEX	`#22212A`
RGB	`rgb(34, 33, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 12.9%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 12%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 21%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 21%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.2, 2.85, -5.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.2, 6.49, 296.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.621, 1.595, 2.412)`
Decimal	`2236714`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #22212A, 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 #22212A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#22212A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.92:1	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 #22212A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #22212a; }
.text { color: #22212a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #22212a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 33 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #22212a, #27212a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #22212A?: #22212A is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Darth Vader. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #22212A?: The RGB value is 34, 33, 42: 34 red, 33 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #22212A?: The complementary color is #292A21, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #22212A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.