What color is #22231F?

#22231F is a dark gray, closest to the named color Bitter Liquorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #22231F?

The RGB value is 34, 35, 31: 34 red, 35 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #22231F?

The complementary color is #201F23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #22231F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#22231F color

#22231F rgb(34, 35, 31)

Shades of black

The hex color #22231F is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 13.7% green and 12.2% blue (34, 35, 31).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 6% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Bitter Liquorice (#262926), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.81:1).

#22231F color codes

HEX	`#22231F`
RGB	`rgb(34, 35, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 13.7%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 6%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 11%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 11%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.48, -1.42, 2.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.48, 2.9, 119.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.508, 1.641, 1.533)`
Decimal	`2237215`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #22231F, 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 #22231F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#22231F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	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 #22231F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #22231f; }
.text { color: #22231f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #22231f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 35 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #22231f, #20231f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #22231F?: #22231F is a dark gray, closest to the named color Bitter Liquorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #22231F?: The RGB value is 34, 35, 31: 34 red, 35 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #22231F?: The complementary color is #201F23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #22231F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.