What color is #222E31?

#222E31 is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Nightmare Fuel. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #222E31?

The RGB value is 34, 46, 49: 34 red, 46 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #222E31?

The complementary color is #312522, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #222E31?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#222E31 color

#222E31 rgb(34, 46, 49)

Shades of black

The hex color #222E31 is a very dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 18% green and 19.2% blue (34, 46, 49).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 18% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare Fuel (#293135), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.97:1).

#222E31 color codes

HEX	`#222E31`
RGB	`rgb(34, 46, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 18%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 18%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 31%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 6%, 0%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.99, -4.21, -3.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.99, 5.54, 220.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.191, 2.516, 3.275)`
Decimal	`2240049`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #222E31, 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 #222E31	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#222E31 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	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 #222E31 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #222e31; }
.text { color: #222e31; }
.border { border: 2px solid #222e31; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 46 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #222e31, #222631); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #222E31?: #222E31 is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Nightmare Fuel. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #222E31?: The RGB value is 34, 46, 49: 34 red, 46 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #222E31?: The complementary color is #312522, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #222E31?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.