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#221120 Color

#221120 is rgb(34, 17, 32) in RGB, hsl(307, 33%, 10%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 50%, 6%, 87%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Purple (#301934), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.39. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#221120
HEX#221120
RGBrgb(34, 17, 32)
HSLhsl(307, 33%, 10%)
HSVhsv(307, 50%, 13%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 50%, 6%, 87%)
OKLCHoklch(20.8% 0.039 331.2)
LABlab(7.64% 11.36 -6.79)
LCHlch(7.64% 13.23 329.13)

What #221120 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #221120, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#221120 Channel Values

How #221120 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 34 · G 17 · B 328-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 307° · S 33% · L 10%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 307° · S 50% · V 13%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 50% · Y 6% · K 87%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance17.96:1 vs white · 1.17:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #221120 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text17.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #221120

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #221120; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #221120

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #221120.

How #221120 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#221120
Protanopia#151520
Protanomaly#1B1320
Deuteranopia#181820
Deuteranomaly#1C1520
Tritanopia#211313
Tritanomaly#211219
Achromatopsia#171717

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #221120 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-221120: #221120;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #221120;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-221120': '#221120' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.133, green: 0.067, blue: 0.125)
Android XML<color name="color_221120">#221120</color>
SVG fillfill="#221120"

More Pink Colors

#221120 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#221120 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #221120?

#221120 is a darkest pink — rgb(34, 17, 32) in RGB and hsl(307, 33%, 10%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Purple (#301934), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.39.

What is the RGB value of #221120?

#221120 is rgb(34, 17, 32) — red 34, green 17, and blue 32 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #221120?

#221120 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 50%, 6%, 87%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #221120 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #221120 scores 17.96:1 against white and 1.17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #221120 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #221120 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is black (#000000) at a CIE76 distance of 15.28, which is visibly different.

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