What color is #22232A?

#22232A is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Anthracite. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #22232A?

The RGB value is 34, 35, 42: 34 red, 35 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #22232A?

The complementary color is #2A2922, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #22232A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#22232A color

#22232A rgb(34, 35, 42)

Shades of black

The hex color #22232A is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 13.7% green and 16.5% blue (34, 35, 42).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 11% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Anthracite (#28282D), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.65:1).

#22232A color codes

HEX	`#22232A`
RGB	`rgb(34, 35, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 13.7%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 11%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 19%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 17%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.88, 1.41, -4.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.88, 5, 286.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.679, 1.709, 2.432)`
Decimal	`2237226`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #22232A, 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 #22232A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#22232A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	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 #22232A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #22232a; }
.text { color: #22232a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #22232a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 35 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #22232a, #25222a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #22232A?: #22232A is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Anthracite. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #22232A?: The RGB value is 34, 35, 42: 34 red, 35 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #22232A?: The complementary color is #2A2922, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #22232A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.