What color is #22261A?

#22261A is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #22261A?

The RGB value is 34, 38, 26: 34 red, 38 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #22261A?

The complementary color is #1E1A26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #22261A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#22261A color

#22261A rgb(34, 38, 26)

Shades of black

The hex color #22261A is a very dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 14.9% green and 10.2% blue (34, 38, 26).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 19% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Underworld (#1E231C), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.44:1).

#22261A color codes

HEX	`#22261A`
RGB	`rgb(34, 38, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 14.9%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 19%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 32%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 32%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.41, -4.56, 7.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.41, 8.68, 121.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.539, 1.801, 1.244)`
Decimal	`2237978`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #22261A, 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 #22261A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#22261A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.44:1	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 #22261A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #22261a; }
.text { color: #22261a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #22261a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 38 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #22261a, #1c261a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #22261A?: #22261A is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #22261A?: The RGB value is 34, 38, 26: 34 red, 38 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #22261A?: The complementary color is #1E1A26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #22261A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.