What color is #217422?

#217422 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Enchanted Glen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #217422?

The RGB value is 33, 116, 34: 33 red, 116 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #217422?

The complementary color is #742173, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #217422?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#217422 color

#217422 rgb(33, 116, 34)

Shades of green

The hex color #217422 is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 45.5% green and 13.3% blue (33, 116, 34).

Its hue angle is 121°, with 56% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 72% cyan, 0% magenta, 71% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Enchanted Glen (#166D29), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.86:1).

#217422 color codes

HEX	`#217422`
RGB	`rgb(33, 116, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 45.5%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(121, 56%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(121, 72%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(72%, 0%, 71%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.66, -41.65, 36.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.66, 55.55, 138.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.161, 12.929, 3.631)`
Decimal	`2192418`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #217422, 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 #217422	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#217422 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	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 #217422 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #217422; }
.text { color: #217422; }
.border { border: 2px solid #217422; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 116 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #217422, #21744b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Green.

Questions

What color is #217422?: #217422 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Enchanted Glen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #217422?: The RGB value is 33, 116, 34: 33 red, 116 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #217422?: The complementary color is #742173, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #217422?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.