#222227

Color #222227

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark blue.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 13.89 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-800 #27272a · ΔE 2.1

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Conversions

HEX

#222227

RGB

rgb(34, 34, 39)

HSL

hsl(240, 6.8%, 14.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 12.8%, 15.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.8%, 12.8%, 0%, 84.7%)

LAB

lab(13.42, 1.3, -3.34)

LCH

lch(13.42, 3.58, 291.27)

OKLCH

oklch(25.4%, 0.0093, 285.52)

HWB

hwb(240, 13.3%, 84.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#272722

Analogous

#222427

#222227

#242227

Triadic

#222227

#272222

#222722

Split-complementary

#222227

#272422

#242722

Tetradic

#222227

#272227

#272722

#222722

Square

#222227

#272224

#272722

#222724

Shades

Color #222227 mixed toward black.

#1c1c20

#17171a

#111113

#0b0b0d

#060606

Tints

Color #222227 mixed toward white.

#44444e

#666675

#8a8a99

#b1b1bb

#d8d8dd

Tones

Color #222227 mixed toward gray.

#222227

#232326

#242425

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15.84:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.33:1

White text reads better on this background (15.84:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#222226 · ΔE 0.7

Deuteranopia

#222226 · ΔE 0.7

Tritanopia

#222525 · ΔE 4.6

Achromatopsia

#222222 · ΔE 3.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #222227;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#222227]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#222227 (#222227) is rgb(34, 34, 39) in RGB.

No, #222227 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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