What color is #22242B?

#22242B 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 #22242B?

The RGB value is 34, 36, 43: 34 red, 36 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #22242B?

The complementary color is #2B2922, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #22242B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#22242B color

#22242B rgb(34, 36, 43)

Shades of black

The hex color #22242B is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 14.1% green and 16.9% blue (34, 36, 43).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 12% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Anthracite (#28282D), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.5:1).

#22242B color codes

HEX	`#22242B`
RGB	`rgb(34, 36, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 14.1%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 12%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 21%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 16%, 0%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.27, 0.98, -4.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.27, 5.04, 281.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.727, 1.776, 2.537)`
Decimal	`2237483`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #22242B, 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 #22242B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#22242B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	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 #22242B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #22242b; }
.text { color: #22242b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #22242b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 36 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #22242b, #25222b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #22242B?: #22242B 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 #22242B?: The RGB value is 34, 36, 43: 34 red, 36 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #22242B?: The complementary color is #2B2922, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #22242B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.