What color is #22321C?

#22321C 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 #22321C?

The RGB value is 34, 50, 28: 34 red, 50 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #22321C?

The complementary color is #2C1C32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #22321C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#22321C color

#22321C rgb(34, 50, 28)

Shades of green

The hex color #22321C is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 19.6% green and 11% blue (34, 50, 28).

Its hue angle is 104°, with 28% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.63:1).

#22321C color codes

HEX	`#22321C`
RGB	`rgb(34, 50, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 19.6%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(104, 28%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(104, 44%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 44%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.82, -11.83, 11.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.82, 16.81, 134.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.01, 2.705, 1.515)`
Decimal	`2241052`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #22321C, 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 #22321C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#22321C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	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 #22321C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #22321c; }
.text { color: #22321c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #22321c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 50 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #22321c, #1c3221); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #22321C?: #22321C 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 #22321C?: The RGB value is 34, 50, 28: 34 red, 50 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #22321C?: The complementary color is #2C1C32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #22321C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.