What color is #223E22?

#223E22 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 #223E22?

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

What is the complementary color of #223E22?

The complementary color is #3E223E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #223E22?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#223E22 color

#223E22 rgb(34, 62, 34)

Shades of green

The hex color #223E22 is a very dark, desaturated green.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 29% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Queen of Trees (#1C401F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.8:1).

#223E22 color codes

HEX	`#223E22`
RGB	`rgb(34, 62, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 24.3%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 29%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 45%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 45%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.34, -17.56, 13.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.34, 22.44, 141.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.671, 3.901, 2.125)`
Decimal	`2244130`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #223E22, 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 #223E22	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#223E22 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	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 #223E22 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #223e22; }
.text { color: #223e22; }
.border { border: 2px solid #223e22; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 62 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #223e22, #223e30); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #223E22?: #223E22 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 #223E22?: The RGB value is 34, 62, 34: 34 red, 62 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #223E22?: The complementary color is #3E223E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #223E22?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.