What color is #22303C?

#22303C is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Blue Whale. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #22303C?

The RGB value is 34, 48, 60: 34 red, 48 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #22303C?

The complementary color is #3C2E22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #22303C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#22303C color

#22303C rgb(34, 48, 60)

Shades of black

The hex color #22303C is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 18.8% green and 23.5% blue (34, 48, 60).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 28% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Blue Whale (#1E3442), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.5:1).

#22303C color codes

HEX	`#22303C`
RGB	`rgb(34, 48, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 18.8%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 28%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 43%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 20%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.14, -2.14, -9.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.14, 9.7, 257.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.532, 2.78, 4.677)`
Decimal	`2240572`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #22303C, 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 #22303C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#22303C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	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 #22303C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #22303c; }
.text { color: #22303c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #22303c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 48 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #22303c, #22233c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #22303C?: #22303C is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Blue Whale. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #22303C?: The RGB value is 34, 48, 60: 34 red, 48 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #22303C?: The complementary color is #3C2E22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #22303C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.