#221916 Color Information

#221916 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #221916. In RGB, it consists of 13.3% Red, 9.8% Green, and 8.6% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 26.5% Magenta, 35.3% Yellow, and 86.7% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 15.0°, with saturation of 21.4% and lightness of 11%. The decimal value for #221916 is 2234646, and its nearest "web safe" color is #330000. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #221916 is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is black. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#221916 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color34, 25, 22 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color13.3%, 9.8%, 8.6% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.867, 0.902, 0.914 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.265, 0.353, 0.867 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color15.0°, 21.4%, 11.0% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color15.0°, 35.3%, 13.3% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color1.152, 1.093, 0.909 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color34, 26, 22 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code2234646 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color9.746, 3.883, 3.795 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)9.746, 5.430, 44.344 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color9.746, 3.725, 2.136 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color10.456, 1.370, 2.163 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.365, 0.347, 1.093 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4280424726 / 0xff221916 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#330000 Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #221916

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #221916, its pure hue is 15.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 21.4%, and its lightness is 11.0%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #221916, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #040303 to #1e1613.

Tints of #221916

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #221916, its pure hue is 15.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 21.4%, and its lightness is 11.0%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #221916, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #3e3633 to #e3e2e2.

Tones of #221916

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #221916, its pure hue is 15.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 21.4%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #221916, which range from #1c1c1c (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #380e00 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #221916

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #221916! For #221916, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #221916. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #221916

This color, #221916, consists of 13.3% Red, 9.8% Green, and 8.6% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 34, Green = 25, Blue = 22. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #221916 is 0% Cyan, 26.5% Magenta, 35.3% Yellow, and 86.7% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R13.3%
C0.0%
G9.8%
M26.5%
B8.6%
Y35.3%
K86.7%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 34 25 22
Octal 42 31 26
Hexa #22 #19 #16
Binary 00100010 00011001 00010110
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 26 35 86
Octal 0 32 43 126
Hexa #00 #1a #23 #56
Binary 00000000 00011010 00100011 01010110

Analogous Colors of #221916

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #221916 — which has hue 15.0° — its analogous colors are located at 15.0° and 345.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #221916.

Triadic Colors of #221916

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #221916 — which has hue 15.0° — its triadic colors are located at 15.0° and 255.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #221916.

Complementary Color of #221916

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #221916 — which has hue 15.0° — its complementary color is located at 195.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #221916.

Split Complementary Colors of #221916

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #221916 — which has hue 15.0° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 15.0° and 225.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #221916.

Tetradic Colors of #221916

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #221916 — which has hue 15.0° — its tetradic colors are located at 285.0°, 15.0°, 105.0°, and 195.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #221916.

Monochromatic Colors of #221916

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #221916, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #100d0d — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #38231d (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #221916

We want to make getting started with #221916 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #221916 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #221916 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #221916 with other HTML elements.

#221916 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #221916.
<span style="color: #221916;">The color of this text is #221916.</span>

#221916 Background Color

The background color for this text is #221916.
<div style="background-color: #221916; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #221916.</div>

#221916 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #221916.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #221916;">This color for the shadow of this text is #221916.</span>

#221916 Border Color

This is a div with border color #221916.
<div style="border: #221916 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #221916.</div>

#221916 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #221916 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #221916; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #221916 on a white background.</div></div>

#221916 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #221916 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #221916; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #221916 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #221916 to White

This is a gradient from #221916 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#221916,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#221916,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#221916,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#221916,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #221916 to white.</div>

Gradient from #221916 to Black

This is a gradient from #221916 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#221916,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#221916,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#221916,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#221916,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #221916 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #221916

In addition to using #221916 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #221916 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #221916, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 34, Green = 25, Blue = 22). If you need details about the color coordinates of #221916 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #221916
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(34, 25, 22)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #221916; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #221916; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #221916; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(34, 25, 22);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#221916")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:34, green:25, blue:22, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:34 green:25 blue:22 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(34f, 25f, 22f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(34, 25, 22);
 

#221916 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #221916 the same way. For those with color blindness, #221916 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #221916 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #221916 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #221916 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #221916 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #221916 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 17.2:1 against white. This is a high enough ratio to be considered accessible under both the AA and AAA level standards for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
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