What color is #22293A?

#22293A is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Moonless Mystery. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #22293A?

The RGB value is 34, 41, 58: 34 red, 41 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #22293A?

The complementary color is #3A3322, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #22293A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#22293A color

#22293A rgb(34, 41, 58)

Shades of gray

The hex color #22293A is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 16.1% green and 22.7% blue (34, 41, 58).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 26% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Moonless Mystery (#1E2433), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.52:1).

#22293A color codes

HEX	`#22293A`
RGB	`rgb(34, 41, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 16.1%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 26%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 41%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 29%, 0%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.66, 2.08, -11.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.66, 12.07, 279.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.216, 2.231, 4.316)`
Decimal	`2238778`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #22293A, 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 #22293A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#22293A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	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 #22293A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #22293a; }
.text { color: #22293a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #22293a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 41 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #22293a, #27223a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #22293A?: #22293A is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Moonless Mystery. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #22293A?: The RGB value is 34, 41, 58: 34 red, 41 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #22293A?: The complementary color is #3A3322, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #22293A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.