What color is #222925?

#222925 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Bitter Liquorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #222925?

The RGB value is 34, 41, 37: 34 red, 41 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #222925?

The complementary color is #292226, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #222925?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#222925 color

#222925 rgb(34, 41, 37)

Shades of black

The hex color #222925 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 16.1% green and 14.5% blue (34, 41, 37).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 9% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Bitter Liquorice (#262926), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.87:1).

#222925 color codes

HEX	`#222925`
RGB	`rgb(34, 41, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 16.1%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 9%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 17%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 10%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.8, -4.11, 1.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.8, 4.41, 158.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.786, 2.059, 2.053)`
Decimal	`2238757`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #222925, 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 #222925	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#222925 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	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 #222925 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #222925; }
.text { color: #222925; }
.border { border: 2px solid #222925; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 41 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #222925, #222929); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #222925?: #222925 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Bitter Liquorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #222925?: The RGB value is 34, 41, 37: 34 red, 41 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #222925?: The complementary color is #292226, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #222925?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.