Colour

#22211B

#22211B
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Black

#22211B is a yellow with RGB values 34, 33, 27 and HSL 51°, 11%, 12%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#22211B

RGBrgb(34, 33, 27)

RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.1294, 0.1059

RGB percentages13.3%, 12.9%, 10.6%

HSLhsl(51.4, 11.5%, 12%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.4, 20.6%, 13.3%)

CMYK0%, 2.9%, 20.6%, 86.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,236,699

CSS custom property--colour: #22211B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01507WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness32.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.14:1

Contrast with white16.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#212121

Inverted#DDDEE4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#22211Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Deuteranopia#23211Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Tritanopia#23201Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text16.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 13.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.9 Dim grey · ΔE 32.1 Gray · ΔE 41.2 Slate grey · ΔE 42.8 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 43.5

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 13.37, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#1B1C22

Analogous#221D1B, #1F221B

Triadic#1B2221, #211B22

Split complementary#1B1F22, #1D1B22

Tetradic#1B221D, #1B1C22, #221B1F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#938F76

Lighter +30%#77745F

Lighter +20%#5B5848

Lighter +10%#3E3D32

Darker −10%#060504

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2A2613

Less saturated −25%#1E1E1E

Channel breakdown

R34

G33

B27

Red34 (13.3%)

Green33 (12.9%)

Blue27 (10.6%)

Hue51.43°

Saturation (HSL)11.48%

Lightness11.96%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 22 · G 21 · B 1B

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