What color is #22342A?

#22342A is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #22342A?

The RGB value is 34, 52, 42: 34 red, 52 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #22342A?

The complementary color is #34222C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #22342A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#22342A color

#22342A rgb(34, 52, 42)

Shades of black

The hex color #22342A is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 20.4% green and 16.5% blue (34, 52, 42).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 21% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 5.2 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.19:1).

#22342A color codes

HEX	`#22342A`
RGB	`rgb(34, 52, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 20.4%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 21%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 35%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 19%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.9, -9.99, 4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.9, 10.76, 158.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.305, 2.963, 2.641)`
Decimal	`2241578`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #22342A, 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 #22342A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#22342A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	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 #22342A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #22342a; }
.text { color: #22342a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #22342a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 52 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #22342a, #223433); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #22342A?: #22342A is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #22342A?: The RGB value is 34, 52, 42: 34 red, 52 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #22342A?: The complementary color is #34222C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #22342A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.