What color is #223405?

#223405 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #223405?

The RGB value is 34, 52, 5: 34 red, 52 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #223405?

The complementary color is #170534, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #223405?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#223405 color

#223405 rgb(34, 52, 5)

Shades of green

The hex color #223405 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 20.4% green and 2% blue (34, 52, 5).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 82% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 90% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.45:1).

#223405 color codes

HEX	`#223405`
RGB	`rgb(34, 52, 5)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 20.4%, 2%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 82%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 90%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 90%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.25, -15.9, 24.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.25, 29.49, 122.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.915, 2.807, 0.584)`
Decimal	`2241541`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #223405, 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 #223405	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#223405 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	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 #223405 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #223405; }
.text { color: #223405; }
.border { border: 2px solid #223405; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 52 5 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #223405, #0a3405); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #223405?: #223405 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #223405?: The RGB value is 34, 52, 5: 34 red, 52 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #223405?: The complementary color is #170534, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #223405?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.