What color is #22291D?

#22291D is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #22291D?

The RGB value is 34, 41, 29: 34 red, 41 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #22291D?

The complementary color is #241D29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #22291D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#22291D color

#22291D rgb(34, 41, 29)

Shades of black

The hex color #22291D is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 16.1% green and 11.4% blue (34, 41, 29).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 17% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Underworld (#1E231C), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.97:1).

#22291D color codes

HEX	`#22291D`
RGB	`rgb(34, 41, 29)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 16.1%, 11.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 17%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 29%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 29%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.56, -5.95, 6.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.56, 9.09, 130.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.674, 2.015, 1.463)`
Decimal	`2238749`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #22291D, 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 #22291D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#22291D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	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 #22291D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #22291d; }
.text { color: #22291d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #22291d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 41 29 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #22291d, #1d291e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #22291D?: #22291D is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #22291D?: The RGB value is 34, 41, 29: 34 red, 41 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #22291D?: The complementary color is #241D29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #22291D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.