#222226

Color #222226

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark blue.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 13.68 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-800 #27272a · ΔE 1.7

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Conversions

HEX

#222226

RGB

rgb(34, 34, 38)

HSL

hsl(240, 5.6%, 14.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 10.5%, 14.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.5%, 10.5%, 0%, 85.1%)

LAB

lab(13.38, 1.03, -2.67)

LCH

lch(13.38, 2.86, 291.1)

OKLCH

oklch(25.4%, 0.0075, 285.52)

HWB

hwb(240, 13.3%, 85.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#262622

Analogous

#222426

#222226

#242226

Triadic

#222226

#262222

#222622

Split-complementary

#222226

#262422

#242622

Tetradic

#222226

#262226

#262622

#222622

Square

#222226

#262224

#262622

#222624

Shades

Color #222226 mixed toward black.

#1c1c20

#171719

#111113

#0b0b0d

#060606

Tints

Color #222226 mixed toward white.

#44444d

#676773

#8b8b98

#b2b2ba

#d8d8dd

Tones

Color #222226 mixed toward gray.

#222226

#232325

#242424

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15.85:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.32:1

White text reads better on this background (15.85:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#222225 · ΔE 0.7

Deuteranopia

#222225 · ΔE 0.7

Tritanopia

#222424 · ΔE 3.6

Achromatopsia

#222222 · ΔE 2.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #222226;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#222226]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#222226 (#222226) is rgb(34, 34, 38) in RGB.

No, #222226 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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