What color is #224500?

#224500 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Treetop Cathedral. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #224500?

The RGB value is 34, 69, 0: 34 red, 69 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #224500?

The complementary color is #230045, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #224500?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#224500 color

#224500 rgb(34, 69, 0)

Shades of green

The hex color #224500 is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 27.1% green and 0% blue (34, 69, 0).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 100% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Treetop Cathedral (#2F4A15), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.94:1).

#224500 color codes

HEX	`#224500`
RGB	`rgb(34, 69, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 27.1%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 100%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 100%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 0%, 100%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.55, -24.91, 33.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.55, 41.72, 126.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.788, 4.596, 0.74)`
Decimal	`2245888`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #224500, 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 #224500	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#224500 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	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 #224500 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #224500; }
.text { color: #224500; }
.border { border: 2px solid #224500; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 69 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #224500, #004500); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #224500?: #224500 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Treetop Cathedral. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #224500?: The RGB value is 34, 69, 0: 34 red, 69 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #224500?: The complementary color is #230045, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #224500?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.