What color is #22453B?

#22453B is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #22453B?

The RGB value is 34, 69, 59: 34 red, 69 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #22453B?

The complementary color is #45222C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #22453B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#22453B color

#22453B rgb(34, 69, 59)

Shades of green

The hex color #22453B is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 27.1% green and 23.1% blue (34, 69, 59).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 34% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Everglade (#264334), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.59:1).

#22453B color codes

HEX	`#22453B`
RGB	`rgb(34, 69, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 27.1%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 34%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 51%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 0%, 14%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.48, -15.56, 2.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.48, 15.7, 172.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.577, 4.912, 4.896)`
Decimal	`2245947`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #22453B, 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 #22453B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#22453B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	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 #22453B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #22453b; }
.text { color: #22453b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #22453b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 69 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #22453b, #223d45); }

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Questions

What color is #22453B?: #22453B is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #22453B?: The RGB value is 34, 69, 59: 34 red, 69 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #22453B?: The complementary color is #45222C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #22453B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.