What color is #223E11?

#223E11 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Melancholia. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #223E11?

The RGB value is 34, 62, 17: 34 red, 62 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #223E11?

The complementary color is #2D113E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #223E11?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#223E11 color

#223E11 rgb(34, 62, 17)

Shades of green

The hex color #223E11 is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 24.3% green and 6.7% blue (34, 62, 17).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 57% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 73% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Melancholia (#12390D), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.9:1).

#223E11 color codes

HEX	`#223E11`
RGB	`rgb(34, 62, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 24.3%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 57%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 73%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 73%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.09, -20.11, 23.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.09, 31.05, 130.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.483, 3.826, 1.138)`
Decimal	`2244113`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #223E11, 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 #223E11	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#223E11 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	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 #223E11 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #223e11; }
.text { color: #223e11; }
.border { border: 2px solid #223e11; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 62 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #223e11, #113e16); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #223E11?: #223E11 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Melancholia. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #223E11?: The RGB value is 34, 62, 17: 34 red, 62 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #223E11?: The complementary color is #2D113E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #223E11?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.