Close to Licorice
#220401
#220401 is a near-black neutral, close to the color Licorice. In RGB it’s made of 13.3% red, 1.6% green, and 0.4% blue. Its hue is 5°, with 94% saturation and 7% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #220401.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
19.34:1 AAABlack text on this color
1.09:1 FailThis color as text on white
19.34:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.09:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #220401 as they’d see it.
#220401 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #220401
What color is #220401?
#220401 is a near-black neutral, close to the color Licorice. In RGB it’s made of 13.3% red, 1.6% green, and 0.4% blue. Its hue is 5°, with 94% saturation and 7% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #220401 in RGB?
#220401 is rgb(34, 4, 1): 34 red, 4 green, and 1 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #220401 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 88, 97, 87). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #220401?
PANTONE Black 2 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #220401?
Its complement #001213 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.