#222216#222216

#222216 is a very dark, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.015; OKLCH L 24.8% C 0.021 H 107.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#222216
RGB	rgb(34, 34, 22)
HSL	hsl(60, 21%, 11%)
HSV	hsv(60, 35%, 13%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 0%, 35.3%, 86.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(12.87, -2.58, 8.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(12.87, 8.52, 107.61°)
OKLab	oklab(24.8% -0.0066 0.0204)
OKLCH	oklch(24.8% 0.021 107.9)
XYZ	xyz(1.3765, 1.5421, 0.9840)
Luminance	0.0154 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#222216 #161622

analogous

#221C16 #222216 #1C2216

triadic

#222216 #162222 #221622

tetradic

#222216 #16221C #161622 #22161C

square

#222216 #16221C #161622 #22161C

split-complementary

#222216 #161C22 #1C1622

monochromatic

#13130C #13130C #222216 #47472E #6C6C46

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.05

#222216 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.31

#222216 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #222216

16.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##222216	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##222216	1.00	16.05	1.31	16.05
#FFFFFF	16.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#242115

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#242216

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#24201F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#212121

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #222216;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 34, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(24.8% 0.021 107.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5d5c53',
    500: '#222216',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #222216;
$custom-light: #5d5c53;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#222216",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 60,
    "s": 21.429,
    "l": 10.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.248,
    "c": 0.02144,
    "h": 107.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.01542
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#222216

secondary

#3F3F55

accent

#6ABE6A

background

#F5F5F4

surface

#E9E9E7

border

#C5C5C3

text

#040402

muted

#797978

Preview Lab

Preview with #222216

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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