What color is #222640?

#222640 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Masquerade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #222640?

The RGB value is 34, 38, 64: 34 red, 38 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #222640?

The complementary color is #403C22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #222640?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#222640 color

#222640 rgb(34, 38, 64)

Shades of blue

The hex color #222640 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 14.9% green and 25.1% blue (34, 38, 64).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 31% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Masquerade (#2C2E47), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.8:1).

#222640 color codes

HEX	`#222640`
RGB	`rgb(34, 38, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 14.9%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 31%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 47%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 41%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.99, 6.29, -17.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.99, 18.23, 290.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.278, 2.096, 5.134)`
Decimal	`2238016`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #222640, 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 #222640	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#222640 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	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 #222640 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #222640; }
.text { color: #222640; }
.border { border: 2px solid #222640; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 38 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #222640, #2d2240); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #222640?: #222640 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Masquerade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #222640?: The RGB value is 34, 38, 64: 34 red, 38 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #222640?: The complementary color is #403C22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #222640?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.