What color is #223118?

#223118 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 #223118?

The RGB value is 34, 49, 24: 34 red, 49 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #223118?

The complementary color is #271831, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #223118?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#223118 color

#223118 rgb(34, 49, 24)

Shades of green

The hex color #223118 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 19.2% green and 9.4% blue (34, 49, 24).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 34% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 51% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.81:1).

#223118 color codes

HEX	`#223118`
RGB	`rgb(34, 49, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 19.2%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 34%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 51%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 51%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.38, -11.93, 13.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.38, 18.38, 130.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.923, 2.603, 1.265)`
Decimal	`2240792`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #223118, 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 #223118	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#223118 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	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 #223118 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #223118; }
.text { color: #223118; }
.border { border: 2px solid #223118; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 49 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #223118, #18311a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #223118?: #223118 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 #223118?: The RGB value is 34, 49, 24: 34 red, 49 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #223118?: The complementary color is #271831, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #223118?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.