Recognised as Colour
#022222
- #022222
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Black
#022222 is a cyan with RGB values 2, 34, 34 and HSL 180°, 89%, 7%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.
Colour values
#022222#022222
HEX#022222
RGBrgb(2, 34, 34)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.1333, 0.1333
RGB percentages0.8%, 13.3%, 13.3%
HSLhsl(180, 88.9%, 7.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 94.1%, 13.3%)
CMYK94.1%, 0%, 0%, 86.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer139,810
CSS custom property--colour: #022222;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.01272WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness28.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.74:1
Contrast with white16.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1B1B1B
Inverted#FDDDDD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text16.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#220202
Analogous#022212, #021222
Triadic#220222, #222202
Split complementary#220212, #221202
Tetradic#120222, #220202, #122202
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R2
G34
B34
Red2 (0.8%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue34 (13.3%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)88.89%
Lightness7.06%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 22 · B 22
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