What color is #223921?

#223921 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 #223921?

The RGB value is 34, 57, 33: 34 red, 57 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #223921?

The complementary color is #382139, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #223921?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#223921 color

#223921 rgb(34, 57, 33)

Shades of green

The hex color #223921 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 22.4% green and 12.9% blue (34, 57, 33).

Its hue angle is 118°, with 27% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Queen of Trees (#1C401F), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#223921 color codes

HEX	`#223921`
RGB	`rgb(34, 57, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 22.4%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(118, 27%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(118, 42%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 42%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.49, -14.97, 12.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.49, 19.3, 140.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.397, 3.376, 1.964)`
Decimal	`2242849`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #223921, 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 #223921	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#223921 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	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 #223921 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #223921; }
.text { color: #223921; }
.border { border: 2px solid #223921; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 57 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #223921, #21392c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #223921?: #223921 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 #223921?: The RGB value is 34, 57, 33: 34 red, 57 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #223921?: The complementary color is #382139, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #223921?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.