What color is #22061B?

#22061B is a very dark, vivid magenta. In RGB it is rgb(34, 6, 27), and in HSL hsl(315, 70%, 8%).

Is #22061B accessible as text?

On white, #22061B has a contrast ratio of 18.92:1 (passes WCAG AA for body text); on black it is 1.11:1 (fails). For text placed on #22061B, use white for the best readability.

What is the closest Tailwind color to #22061B?

The nearest Tailwind CSS token is mauve-900 (#1D161E).

What colors go well with #22061B?

#22061B pairs cleanly with neutrals — cream, taupe, charcoal and cool grays — and with its complementary #06230D. In UI, a softer accent is often easier to use than the exact complement. Explore the harmonies, shades, tints and ready-made palettes for #22061B below.

Is #22061B good for buttons?

#22061B works well for buttons and highlights, but use white text on #22061B — black text only reaches 1.11:1, below the 4.5:1 needed for normal-size labels.

Is #22061B the same as CSS midnightblue?

No — #22061B is not the CSS named color midnightblue, but midnightblue (#191970) is the closest CSS named color by perceptual color distance — it sits in a different color family, so treat it as a rough reference, not a match.

#22061B Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, Palette & Shades

Palettes built on #22061B

Not just a swatch — here's how #22061B works with other colors. Named schemes with #22061B in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Vintage Leather Lead · 5 colors

Lead #22061B Secondary #7D472D Surface #ECD8C1 Accent #464F38 Anchor #592233

Jet Black plays the worn-leather lead, deepened by saddle brown and an oxblood anchor, softened by aged cream and cooled by a muted forest green.

Warm Autumn Interior Dominant · 5 colors

Dominant #22061B Secondary #BA6032 Accent #7D7540 Surface #F5EBDD Anchor #3C2922

This palette keeps Jet Black as the dominant warm neutral, balanced by muted terracotta and olive earth tones and grounded by a deep espresso anchor.

Japanese Sand Base · 5 colors

Base #22061B Surface #F1E8DC Highlight #F7F0E7 Secondary #BCADA0 Ink #2B2723

Jet Black sets a calm, sun-bleached base here, wrapped in bone and paper off-whites and a soft greige, with a single ink accent for wabi-sabi restraint.

Luxury Packaging Feature · 5 colors

Feature #22061B Anchor #141210 Accent #D69B51 Secondary #30252C Surface #F3EDE3

Jet Black carries the depth in this luxury scheme, offset by a brass accent and near-black and held together by a deep neutral and an off-white surface.

Minimal Editorial Surface · 5 colors

Surface #F7F4EF Accent #22061B Secondary #3B3037 Support #9C9087 Ink #18140F

Jet Black is the single accent in this high-contrast editorial system — set on near-white paper against near-black ink, with a warm grey and a desaturated tint of Jet Black carrying the quiet middle.

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Color Lab

How #22061B actually behaves in design work — read from its OKLCH lightness, chroma and hue, not just its raw numbers. Ten signals to help you decide where this color earns its place.

Warmth 56/100

Neutral

Balanced temperature — flexible, sits between warm and cool schemes.

Softness 19/100

Very low

Firm and assertive — carries weight and contrast.

Depth 79/100

High

Deep and grounding — anchors a layout, strong dark-mode base.

Naturalness 5/100

Very low

Reads engineered rather than organic — synthetic, digital.

Vintage feel 33/100

Low

A faint retro warmth without tipping into sepia.

Luxury 79/100

High

Restrained and premium — deep, quiet, high-end packaging and fashion.

Brand distinctiveness 23/100

Low

Quiet and neutral — a supporting tone, not a signature.

UI accent fit 10/100

Very low

Weak as an action color — too pale, too dark or too muted to signal.

Surface fit 55/100

Moderate

Usable as a tinted surface in measured doses.

Print safety 94/100

Very high

Reproduces faithfully in CMYK — safe for packaging and print.

Pairs with #22061B

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People also use #22061B with

Deep Purple Jet Black Graphite Gainsboro Eggplant

UI roles & guardrails

Primary action Safe as a filled button with white label. AAA

Body text Passes on white at 16px and above. Pass

Large display Fine for headings 24px+ on white. Pass

Background Pair with white text at 18.9:1. Use

Subtle surface Use #E8B8DC for cards and hover fills. Tint 80

Avoid beside #230612 — the hue gap is too small to read as intentional. Clash

In real applications

Not a swatch to memorise — a color to build with. Here is #22061B at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

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:root {
  --color-base: #22061B;
  --color-base-rgb: 34 6 27;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(18.4% 0.058 338.7);
  --color-50: #FDF1FA;
  --color-100: #FADBF2;
  --color-200: #F3BAE4;
  --color-300: #E58ACE;
  --color-400: #D35FB6;
  --color-500: #B83D99;
  --color-600: #8C3577;
  --color-700: #642B56;
  --color-800: #412039;
  --color-900: #281523;
  --color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}

// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
  jet-black: {
    50: '#FDF1FA',
    100: '#FADBF2',
    200: '#F3BAE4',
    300: '#E58ACE',
    400: '#D35FB6',
    500: '#B83D99',
    600: '#8C3577',
    700: '#642B56',
    800: '#412039',
    900: '#281523',
  },
}

$base: #22061B;
$base-ink: #FFFFFF;
$base-50: #FDF1FA;
$base-100: #FADBF2;
$base-200: #F3BAE4;
$base-300: #E58ACE;
$base-400: #D35FB6;
$base-500: #B83D99;
$base-600: #8C3577;
$base-700: #642B56;
$base-800: #412039;
$base-900: #281523;
$base-hover: #1C0516;
$base-subtle: #DE93CB;

{
    "color": {
        "base": {
            "value": "#22061B",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "onBase": {
            "value": "#FFFFFF",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "scale": {
            "50": {
                "value": "#FDF1FA",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "100": {
                "value": "#FADBF2",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "200": {
                "value": "#F3BAE4",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "300": {
                "value": "#E58ACE",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "400": {
                "value": "#D35FB6",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "500": {
                "value": "#B83D99",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "600": {
                "value": "#8C3577",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "700": {
                "value": "#642B56",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "800": {
                "value": "#412039",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "900": {
                "value": "#281523",
                "type": "color"
            }
        }
    }
}

Palettes built on #22061B

Color Lab

Pairs with #22061B

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