What color is #22FF22?

#22FF22 is a vivid green known as Plastic Veggie. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Plastic Veggie?

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

What is the complementary color of Plastic Veggie?

The complementary color is #FF22FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #22FF22?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.4:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Plastic Veggie color: hex code #22FF22

#22FF22 rgb(34, 255, 34)

Shades of green

Plastic Veggie has the hex code #22FF22. It is a vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 100% green and 13.3% blue (34, 255, 34).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 100% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 87% cyan, 0% magenta, 87% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.4:1).

Plastic Veggie (#22FF22) color codes

HEX	`#22FF22`
RGB	`rgb(34, 255, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 100%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 100%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 87%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(87%, 0%, 87%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.95, -83.97, 79.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.95, 115.68, 136.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.706, 71.971, 13.47)`
Decimal	`2293538`
Short hex	`#2F2`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Plastic Veggie, 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 #22FF22	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#22FF22 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.4:1	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 #22FF22 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #22ff22; }
.text { color: #22ff22; }
.border { border: 2px solid #22ff22; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 255 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #22ff22, #22ff91); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lime.

See #22FF22 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #22FF22?: #22FF22 is a vivid green known as Plastic Veggie. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Plastic Veggie?: The RGB value is 34, 255, 34: 34 red, 255 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Plastic Veggie?: The complementary color is #FF22FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #22FF22?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.4:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.