What color is #22220C?

#22220C is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #22220C?

The RGB value is 34, 34, 12: 34 red, 34 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #22220C?

The complementary color is #0C0C22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #22220C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#22220C color

#22220C rgb(34, 34, 12)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #22220C is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 13.3% green and 4.7% blue (34, 34, 12).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 48% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 65% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 6.9 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.13:1).

#22220C color codes

HEX	`#22220C`
RGB	`rgb(34, 34, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 13.3%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 48%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 65%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 65%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.68, -4.09, 13.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.68, 14.29, 106.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.298, 1.511, 0.571)`
Decimal	`2236940`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #22220C, 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 #22220C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#22220C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	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 #22220C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #22220c; }
.text { color: #22220c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #22220c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 34 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #22220c, #17220c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #22220C?: #22220C is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #22220C?: The RGB value is 34, 34, 12: 34 red, 34 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #22220C?: The complementary color is #0C0C22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #22220C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.