What color is #22260F?

#22260F is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #22260F?

The RGB value is 34, 38, 15: 34 red, 38 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #22260F?

The complementary color is #130F26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #22260F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#22260F color

#22260F rgb(34, 38, 15)

Shades of green

The hex color #22260F is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 14.9% green and 5.9% blue (34, 38, 15).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 43% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 61% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.53:1).

#22260F color codes

HEX	`#22260F`
RGB	`rgb(34, 38, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 14.9%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 43%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 61%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 61%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.18, -6.39, 14.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.18, 15.57, 114.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.439, 1.761, 0.716)`
Decimal	`2237967`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #22260F, 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 #22260F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#22260F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	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 #22260F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #22260f; }
.text { color: #22260f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #22260f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 38 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #22260f, #17260f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #22260F?: #22260F is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #22260F?: The RGB value is 34, 38, 15: 34 red, 38 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #22260F?: The complementary color is #130F26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #22260F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.