What color is #22372D?

#22372D is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #22372D?

The RGB value is 34, 55, 45: 34 red, 55 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #22372D?

The complementary color is #37222C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #22372D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#22372D color

#22372D rgb(34, 55, 45)

Shades of gray

The hex color #22372D is a very dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 21.6% green and 17.6% blue (34, 55, 45).

Its hue angle is 151°, with 24% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Everglade (#264334), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.71:1).

#22372D color codes

HEX	`#22372D`
RGB	`rgb(34, 55, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 21.6%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(151, 24%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(151, 38%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 18%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.06, -11.07, 3.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.06, 11.65, 161.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.499, 3.262, 2.98)`
Decimal	`2242349`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #22372D, 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 #22372D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#22372D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	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 #22372D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #22372d; }
.text { color: #22372d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #22372d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 55 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #22372d, #223637); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #22372D?: #22372D is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #22372D?: The RGB value is 34, 55, 45: 34 red, 55 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #22372D?: The complementary color is #37222C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #22372D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.