What color is #22312D?

#22312D is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aztec. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #22312D?

The RGB value is 34, 49, 45: 34 red, 49 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #22312D?

The complementary color is #312226, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #22312D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#22312D color

#22312D rgb(34, 49, 45)

Shades of black

The hex color #22312D is a very dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 19.2% green and 17.6% blue (34, 49, 45).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 18% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Aztec (#293432), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.59:1).

#22312D color codes

HEX	`#22312D`
RGB	`rgb(34, 49, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 19.2%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 18%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 31%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 8%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.91, -7.31, 0.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.91, 7.33, 175.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.232, 2.726, 2.891)`
Decimal	`2240813`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #22312D, 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 #22312D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#22312D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	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 #22312D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #22312d; }
.text { color: #22312d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #22312d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 49 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #22312d, #222d31); }

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Questions

What color is #22312D?: #22312D is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aztec. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #22312D?: The RGB value is 34, 49, 45: 34 red, 49 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #22312D?: The complementary color is #312226, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #22312D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.