What color is #222F24?

#222F24 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Terminal Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #222F24?

The RGB value is 34, 47, 36: 34 red, 47 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #222F24?

The complementary color is #2F222D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #222F24?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#222F24 color

#222F24 rgb(34, 47, 36)

Shades of black

The hex color #222F24 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 18.4% green and 14.1% blue (34, 47, 36).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 16% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Terminal Black (#2B322D), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14:1).

#222F24 color codes

HEX	`#222F24`
RGB	`rgb(34, 47, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 18.4%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 16%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 28%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 23%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.92, -8.3, 5.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.92, 9.85, 147.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.995, 2.5, 2.046)`
Decimal	`2240292`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #222F24, 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 #222F24	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#222F24 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	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 #222F24 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #222f24; }
.text { color: #222f24; }
.border { border: 2px solid #222f24; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 47 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #222f24, #222f2b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #222F24?: #222F24 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Terminal Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #222F24?: The RGB value is 34, 47, 36: 34 red, 47 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #222F24?: The complementary color is #2F222D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #222F24?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.