#222831Infinity (#222831) is a near-black neutral with an OKLCH hue of 258°, lightness 0.27 and chroma 0.019. In practice it behaves as a grounding tone — suited to text, outlines, and shadowed surfaces.
| HEX | #222831 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(34, 40, 49) |
| HSL | hsl(216, 18%, 16%) |
| HSV | hsv(216, 31%, 19%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(31%, 18%, 0%, 81%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(15.9 -0.1 -6.7) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.275 0.019 258) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Infinity is virtually unchanged; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.8), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#25272d — ΔE 0.8, is virtually unchanged#242830 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchanged#222831 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#222832 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Infinity in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 14.83:1 and against black 1.42:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid black text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#959aa1 · #70757d · #4c525b · #222831 · #0f141c · #000103
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#1e4d5e · #113a56 · #222831 · #12163a · #100728 · #0a0015
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#beafca · #8098bc · #876c9a · #465d80 · #473c50 · #222831
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#dfbf8d · #788292 · #556377 · #3c4450 · #222831 · #040e20
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f6f1ea · #acb2bb · #787570 · #393f48 · #222831 · #16120d
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#eff2f7 · #c5c9ce · #989ca2 · #222831 · #020308 · #f5b84e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#faf0e1 · #c7ae87 · #8e7040 · #513a11 · #222831 · #081323
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#faf0e1 · #d2a791 · #797943 · #59331f · #222831 · #141401
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffeded · #d5a3a3 · #5f8055 · #2d4625 · #222831 · #210b0c
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#feecf4 · #d0a3b8 · #8e7040 · #124938 · #222831 · #1c1000
#40464E · #60656D · #82878E · #A7ABB1 · #CCCFD4
#1D222A · #181C24 · #13171D · #0E1117 · #090C11
As a deep tone it works for grounding elements — text, outlines, and shadowed surfaces — rather than open fields. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.