What color is #222C12?

#222C12 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 #222C12?

The RGB value is 34, 44, 18: 34 red, 44 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #222C12?

The complementary color is #1C122C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #222C12?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#222C12 color

#222C12 rgb(34, 44, 18)

Shades of green

The hex color #222C12 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 17.3% green and 7.1% blue (34, 44, 18).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 42% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 59% 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 14.61:1).

#222C12 color codes

HEX	`#222C12`
RGB	`rgb(34, 44, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 17.3%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 42%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 59%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 59%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.43, -9.81, 15.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.43, 18.23, 122.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.67, 2.185, 0.906)`
Decimal	`2239506`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #222C12, 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 #222C12	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#222C12 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	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 #222C12 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #222c12; }
.text { color: #222c12; }
.border { border: 2px solid #222c12; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 44 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #222c12, #152c12); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #222C12?: #222C12 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 #222C12?: The RGB value is 34, 44, 18: 34 red, 44 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #222C12?: The complementary color is #1C122C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #222C12?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.