What color is #22422C?

#22422C is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Zucchini. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #22422C?

The RGB value is 34, 66, 44: 34 red, 66 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #22422C?

The complementary color is #422238, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #22422C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#22422C color

#22422C rgb(34, 66, 44)

Shades of green

The hex color #22422C is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 25.9% green and 17.3% blue (34, 66, 44).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 32% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Zucchini (#17462E), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.15:1).

#22422C color codes

HEX	`#22422C`
RGB	`rgb(34, 66, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 25.9%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 32%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 48%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 0%, 33%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.01, -17.66, 9.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.01, 20.2, 150.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.062, 4.418, 3.074)`
Decimal	`2245164`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #22422C, 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 #22422C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#22422C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	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 #22422C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #22422c; }
.text { color: #22422c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #22422c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 66 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #22422c, #22423c); }

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Questions

What color is #22422C?: #22422C is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Zucchini. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #22422C?: The RGB value is 34, 66, 44: 34 red, 66 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #22422C?: The complementary color is #422238, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #22422C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.