What color is #22CC88?

#22CC88 is a moderate spring green known as Magical Malachite. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Magical Malachite?

The RGB value is 34, 204, 136: 34 red, 204 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Magical Malachite?

The complementary color is #CC2266, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #22CC88?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.06:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Magical Malachite color: hex code #22CC88

#22CC88 rgb(34, 204, 136)

Shades of green

Magical Malachite has the hex code #22CC88. It is a moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 80% green and 53.3% blue (34, 204, 136).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 71% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 83% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 20% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.06:1).

Magical Malachite (#22CC88) color codes

HEX	`#22CC88`
RGB	`rgb(34, 204, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 80%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 71%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 83%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(83%, 0%, 33%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.09, -56.57, 22.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.09, 60.9, 158.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.694, 45.3, 30.625)`
Decimal	`2280584`
Short hex	`#2C8`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Magical Malachite, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #22CC88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#22CC88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #22CC88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #22cc88; }
.text { color: #22cc88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #22cc88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 204 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #22cc88, #22bbcc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #22CC88 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #22CC88?: #22CC88 is a moderate spring green known as Magical Malachite. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Magical Malachite?: The RGB value is 34, 204, 136: 34 red, 204 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Magical Malachite?: The complementary color is #CC2266, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #22CC88?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.06:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.