What color is #222F28?

#222F28 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 #222F28?

The RGB value is 34, 47, 40: 34 red, 47 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #222F28?

The complementary color is #2F2229, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #222F28?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#222F28 color

#222F28 rgb(34, 47, 40)

Shades of black

The hex color #222F28 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 18.4% green and 15.7% blue (34, 47, 40).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 16% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Terminal Black (#2B322D), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.95:1).

#222F28 color codes

HEX	`#222F28`
RGB	`rgb(34, 47, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 18.4%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 16%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 28%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 15%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.04, -7.33, 2.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.04, 7.81, 159.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.059, 2.526, 2.386)`
Decimal	`2240296`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #222F28, 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 #222F28	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#222F28 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	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 #222F28 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #222f28; }
.text { color: #222f28; }
.border { border: 2px solid #222f28; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 47 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #222f28, #222f2e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #222F28?: #222F28 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 #222F28?: The RGB value is 34, 47, 40: 34 red, 47 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #222F28?: The complementary color is #2F2229, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #222F28?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.