What color is #223920?

#223920 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Queen of Trees. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #223920?

The RGB value is 34, 57, 32: 34 red, 57 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #223920?

The complementary color is #372039, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #223920?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#223920 color

#223920 rgb(34, 57, 32)

Shades of green

The hex color #223920 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 22.4% green and 12.5% blue (34, 57, 32).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 28% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Queen of Trees (#1C401F), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.54:1).

#223920 color codes

HEX	`#223920`
RGB	`rgb(34, 57, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 22.4%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 28%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 44%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 44%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.47, -15.16, 12.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.47, 19.85, 139.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.383, 3.371, 1.891)`
Decimal	`2242848`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #223920, 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 #223920	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#223920 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	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 #223920 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #223920; }
.text { color: #223920; }
.border { border: 2px solid #223920; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 57 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #223920, #20392a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #223920?: #223920 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Queen of Trees. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #223920?: The RGB value is 34, 57, 32: 34 red, 57 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #223920?: The complementary color is #372039, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #223920?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.