What color is #224238?

#224238 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 #224238?

The RGB value is 34, 66, 56: 34 red, 66 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #224238?

The complementary color is #42222C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #224238?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#224238 color

#224238 rgb(34, 66, 56)

Shades of green

The hex color #224238 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 25.9% green and 22% blue (34, 66, 56).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 32% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Everglade (#264334), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.03:1).

#224238 color codes

HEX	`#224238`
RGB	`rgb(34, 66, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 25.9%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 32%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 48%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 0%, 15%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.33, -14.66, 2.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.33, 14.86, 170.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.321, 4.522, 4.438)`
Decimal	`2245176`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #224238, 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 #224238	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#224238 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	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 #224238 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #224238; }
.text { color: #224238; }
.border { border: 2px solid #224238; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 66 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #224238, #223c42); }

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Questions

What color is #224238?: #224238 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 #224238?: The RGB value is 34, 66, 56: 34 red, 66 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #224238?: The complementary color is #42222C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #224238?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.