What color is #22341E?

#22341E 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 #22341E?

The RGB value is 34, 52, 30: 34 red, 52 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #22341E?

The complementary color is #301E34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #22341E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#22341E color

#22341E rgb(34, 52, 30)

Shades of green

The hex color #22341E is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 20.4% green and 11.8% blue (34, 52, 30).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 27% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.31:1).

#22341E color codes

HEX	`#22341E`
RGB	`rgb(34, 52, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 20.4%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 27%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 42%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 42%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.6, -12.65, 11.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.6, 17.19, 137.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.122, 2.89, 1.674)`
Decimal	`2241566`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #22341E, 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 #22341E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#22341E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	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 #22341E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #22341e; }
.text { color: #22341e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #22341e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 52 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #22341e, #1e3425); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #22341E?: #22341E 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 #22341E?: The RGB value is 34, 52, 30: 34 red, 52 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #22341E?: The complementary color is #301E34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #22341E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.