What color is #223311?

#223311 is a very dark, moderate green known as Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #223311?

The RGB value is 34, 51, 17: 34 red, 51 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #223311?

The complementary color is #221133, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #223311?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#223311 color

#223311 rgb(34, 51, 17)

Shades of green

The hex color #223311 is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 20% green and 6.7% blue (34, 51, 17).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 50% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 67% yellow and 80% black.

This exact color is also called Darkest Forest.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.55:1).

#223311 color codes

HEX	`#223311`
RGB	`rgb(34, 51, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 20%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 50%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 67%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 67%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.01, -14.13, 19.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.01, 23.73, 126.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.945, 2.748, 0.958)`
Decimal	`2241297`
Short hex	`#231`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #223311, 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 #223311	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#223311 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.55:1	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 #223311 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #223311; }
.text { color: #223311; }
.border { border: 2px solid #223311; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 51 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #223311, #113311); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #223311?: #223311 is a very dark, moderate green known as Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #223311?: The RGB value is 34, 51, 17: 34 red, 51 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #223311?: The complementary color is #221133, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #223311?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.