What color is #222D18?

#222D18 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #222D18?

The RGB value is 34, 45, 24: 34 red, 45 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #222D18?

The complementary color is #23182D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #222D18?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#222D18 color

#222D18 rgb(34, 45, 24)

Shades of green

The hex color #222D18 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 17.6% green and 9.4% blue (34, 45, 24).

Its hue angle is 91°, with 30% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.42:1).

#222D18 color codes

HEX	`#222D18`
RGB	`rgb(34, 45, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 17.6%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(91, 30%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(91, 47%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 47%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.91, -9.48, 12.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.91, 15.36, 128.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.763, 2.283, 1.212)`
Decimal	`2239768`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #222D18, 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 #222D18	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#222D18 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	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 #222D18 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #222d18; }
.text { color: #222d18; }
.border { border: 2px solid #222d18; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 45 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #222d18, #182d19); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #222D18?: #222D18 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #222D18?: The RGB value is 34, 45, 24: 34 red, 45 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #222D18?: The complementary color is #23182D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #222D18?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.