What color is #224428?

#224428 is a 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 #224428?

The RGB value is 34, 68, 40: 34 red, 68 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #224428?

The complementary color is #44223E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #224428?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#224428 color

#224428 rgb(34, 68, 40)

Shades of green

The hex color #224428 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 26.7% green and 15.7% blue (34, 68, 40).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 33% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Queen of Trees (#1C401F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.91:1).

#224428 color codes

HEX	`#224428`
RGB	`rgb(34, 68, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 26.7%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 33%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 50%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 41%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.65, -19.59, 13.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.65, 23.63, 145.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.11, 4.627, 2.736)`
Decimal	`2245672`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #224428, 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 #224428	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#224428 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	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 #224428 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #224428; }
.text { color: #224428; }
.border { border: 2px solid #224428; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 68 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #224428, #224439); }

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Questions

What color is #224428?: #224428 is a 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 #224428?: The RGB value is 34, 68, 40: 34 red, 68 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #224428?: The complementary color is #44223E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #224428?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.