What color is #229955?

#229955 is a dark, moderate green known as Militant Vegan. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Militant Vegan?

The RGB value is 34, 153, 85: 34 red, 153 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Militant Vegan?

The complementary color is #992266, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #229955?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Militant Vegan color: hex code #229955

#229955 rgb(34, 153, 85)

Shades of green

Militant Vegan has the hex code #229955. It is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 60% green and 33.3% blue (34, 153, 85).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 64% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 78% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 40% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.76:1).

Militant Vegan (#229955) color codes

HEX	`#229955`
RGB	`rgb(34, 153, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 60%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 64%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 78%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(78%, 0%, 44%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.86, -47.67, 26.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.86, 54.68, 150.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.689, 23.777, 12.46)`
Decimal	`2267477`
Short hex	`#295`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Militant Vegan, 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 #229955	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#229955 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.76:1	Pass	Fail	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 #229955 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #229955; }
.text { color: #229955; }
.border { border: 2px solid #229955; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 153 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #229955, #229990); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #229955 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #229955?: #229955 is a dark, moderate green known as Militant Vegan. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Militant Vegan?: The RGB value is 34, 153, 85: 34 red, 153 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Militant Vegan?: The complementary color is #992266, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #229955?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.