What color is #224529?

#224529 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 #224529?

The RGB value is 34, 69, 41: 34 red, 69 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #224529?

The complementary color is #45223E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #224529?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#224529 color

#224529 rgb(34, 69, 41)

Shades of green

The hex color #224529 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 27.1% green and 16.1% blue (34, 69, 41).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 34% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Queen of Trees (#1C401F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.76:1).

#224529 color codes

HEX	`#224529`
RGB	`rgb(34, 69, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 27.1%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 34%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 51%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 0%, 41%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.03, -19.91, 13.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.03, 23.83, 146.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.188, 4.756, 2.847)`
Decimal	`2245929`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #224529, 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 #224529	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#224529 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	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 #224529 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #224529; }
.text { color: #224529; }
.border { border: 2px solid #224529; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 69 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #224529, #22453b); }

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Questions

What color is #224529?: #224529 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 #224529?: The RGB value is 34, 69, 41: 34 red, 69 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #224529?: The complementary color is #45223E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #224529?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.