What color is #022205?

#022205 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Haunted Forest. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #022205?

The RGB value is 2, 34, 5: 2 red, 34 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #022205?

The complementary color is #22021F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #022205?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#022205 color

#022205 rgb(2, 34, 5)

Shades of black

The hex color #022205 is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0.8% red, 13.3% green and 2% blue (2, 34, 5).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 89% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 94% cyan, 0% magenta, 85% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Haunted Forest (#032E0E), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.02:1).

#022205 color codes

HEX	`#022205`
RGB	`rgb(2, 34, 5)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0.8%, 13.3%, 2%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 89%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 94%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(94%, 0%, 85%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.32, -18.9, 12.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.32, 22.93, 145.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.624, 1.168, 0.336)`
Decimal	`139781`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #022205, 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 #022205	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#022205 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #022205 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #022205; }
.text { color: #022205; }
.border { border: 2px solid #022205; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(2 34 5 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #022205, #022215); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #022205?: #022205 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Haunted Forest. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #022205?: The RGB value is 2, 34, 5: 2 red, 34 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #022205?: The complementary color is #22021F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #022205?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.