What color is #22240F?

#22240F 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 #22240F?

The RGB value is 34, 36, 15: 34 red, 36 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #22240F?

The complementary color is #110F24, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #22240F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#22240F color

#22240F rgb(34, 36, 15)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #22240F is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 14.1% green and 5.9% blue (34, 36, 15).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 41% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 58% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 5.9 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.82:1).

#22240F color codes

HEX	`#22240F`
RGB	`rgb(34, 36, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 14.1%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 41%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 58%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 58%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.45, -5.05, 13.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.45, 14.18, 110.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.377, 1.636, 0.695)`
Decimal	`2237455`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #22240F, 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 #22240F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#22240F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.82:1	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 #22240F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #22240f; }
.text { color: #22240f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #22240f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 36 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #22240f, #18240f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #22240F?: #22240F 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 #22240F?: The RGB value is 34, 36, 15: 34 red, 36 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #22240F?: The complementary color is #110F24, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #22240F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.