What color is #22372F?

#22372F 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 #22372F?

The RGB value is 34, 55, 47: 34 red, 55 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #22372F?

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

Is black or white text better on #22372F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#22372F color

#22372F rgb(34, 55, 47)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 21.6% green and 18.4% blue (34, 55, 47).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 24% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Everglade (#264334), a difference of 5.2 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.68:1).

#22372F color codes

HEX	`#22372F`
RGB	`rgb(34, 55, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 21.6%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 24%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 38%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 15%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.12, -10.55, 2.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.12, 10.81, 167.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.539, 3.278, 3.188)`
Decimal	`2242351`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #22372F, 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 #22372F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#22372F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	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 #22372F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #22372f; }
.text { color: #22372f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #22372f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 55 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #22372f, #223537); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #22372F?: #22372F 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 #22372F?: The RGB value is 34, 55, 47: 34 red, 55 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #22372F?: The complementary color is #37222A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #22372F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.