What color is #222C30?

#222C30 is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Black Pearl. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #222C30?

The RGB value is 34, 44, 48: 34 red, 44 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #222C30?

The complementary color is #302622, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #222C30?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#222C30 color

#222C30 rgb(34, 44, 48)

Shades of black

The hex color #222C30 is a very dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 17.3% green and 18.8% blue (34, 44, 48).

Its hue angle is 197°, with 17% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Black Pearl (#1E272C), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.28:1).

#222C30 color codes

HEX	`#222C30`
RGB	`rgb(34, 44, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 17.3%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(197, 17%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(197, 29%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 8%, 0%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.25, -3.15, -4.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.25, 5.1, 231.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.094, 2.355, 3.14)`
Decimal	`2239536`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #222C30, 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 #222C30	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#222C30 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	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 #222C30 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #222c30; }
.text { color: #222c30; }
.border { border: 2px solid #222c30; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 44 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #222c30, #222530); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #222C30?: #222C30 is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Black Pearl. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #222C30?: The RGB value is 34, 44, 48: 34 red, 44 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #222C30?: The complementary color is #302622, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #222C30?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.