What color is #222B15?

#222B15 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 #222B15?

The RGB value is 34, 43, 21: 34 red, 43 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #222B15?

The complementary color is #1E152B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #222B15?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#222B15 color

#222B15 rgb(34, 43, 21)

Shades of green

The hex color #222B15 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 16.9% green and 8.2% blue (34, 43, 21).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 34% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 51% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.74:1).

#222B15 color codes

HEX	`#222B15`
RGB	`rgb(34, 43, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 16.9%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 34%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 51%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 51%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.11, -8.73, 13.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.11, 15.7, 123.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.659, 2.122, 1.032)`
Decimal	`2239253`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #222B15, 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 #222B15	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#222B15 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	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 #222B15 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #222b15; }
.text { color: #222b15; }
.border { border: 2px solid #222b15; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 43 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #222b15, #172b15); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #222B15?: #222B15 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 #222B15?: The RGB value is 34, 43, 21: 34 red, 43 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #222B15?: The complementary color is #1E152B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #222B15?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.