What color is #223A2E?

#223A2E is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #223A2E?

The RGB value is 34, 58, 46: 34 red, 58 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #223A2E?

The complementary color is #3A222E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #223A2E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#223A2E color

#223A2E rgb(34, 58, 46)

Shades of green

The hex color #223A2E is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 22.7% green and 18% blue (34, 58, 46).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 26% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Everglade (#264334), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.26:1).

#223A2E color codes

HEX	`#223A2E`
RGB	`rgb(34, 58, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 22.7%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 26%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 41%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 21%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.17, -12.62, 4.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.17, 13.41, 160.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.666, 3.563, 3.132)`
Decimal	`2243118`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #223A2E, 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 #223A2E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#223A2E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	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 #223A2E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #223a2e; }
.text { color: #223a2e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #223a2e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 58 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #223a2e, #223a3a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #223A2E?: #223A2E is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #223A2E?: The RGB value is 34, 58, 46: 34 red, 58 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #223A2E?: The complementary color is #3A222E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #223A2E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.