What color is #222500?

#222500 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #222500?

The RGB value is 34, 37, 0: 34 red, 37 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #222500?

The complementary color is #030025, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #222500?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#222500 color

#222500 rgb(34, 37, 0)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #222500 is a very dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 14.5% green and 0% blue (34, 37, 0).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 100% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 5.8 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.76:1).

#222500 color codes

HEX	`#222500`
RGB	`rgb(34, 37, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 14.5%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 100%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 100%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 100%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.61, -7.41, 19.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.61, 21.21, 110.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.321, 1.663, 0.251)`
Decimal	`2237696`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #222500, 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 #222500	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#222500 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.76:1	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 #222500 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #222500; }
.text { color: #222500; }
.border { border: 2px solid #222500; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 37 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #222500, #0f2500); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #222500?: #222500 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #222500?: The RGB value is 34, 37, 0: 34 red, 37 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #222500?: The complementary color is #030025, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #222500?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.