What color is #223018?

#223018 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #223018?

The RGB value is 34, 48, 24: 34 red, 48 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #223018?

The complementary color is #261830, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #223018?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#223018 color

#223018 rgb(34, 48, 24)

Shades of green

The hex color #223018 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 18.8% green and 9.4% blue (34, 48, 24).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 33% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.96:1).

#223018 color codes

HEX	`#223018`
RGB	`rgb(34, 48, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 18.8%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 33%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 50%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 50%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.01, -11.33, 13.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.01, 17.63, 130)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.881, 2.52, 1.251)`
Decimal	`2240536`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #223018, 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 #223018	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#223018 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.96:1	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 #223018 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #223018; }
.text { color: #223018; }
.border { border: 2px solid #223018; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 48 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #223018, #18301a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #223018?: #223018 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #223018?: The RGB value is 34, 48, 24: 34 red, 48 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #223018?: The complementary color is #261830, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #223018?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.