What color is #224B11?

#224B11 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Treetop Cathedral. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #224B11?

The RGB value is 34, 75, 17: 34 red, 75 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #224B11?

The complementary color is #3A114B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #224B11?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#224B11 color

#224B11 rgb(34, 75, 17)

Shades of green

The hex color #224B11 is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 29.4% green and 6.7% blue (34, 75, 17).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 63% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 77% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Treetop Cathedral (#2F4A15), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.08:1).

#224B11 color codes

HEX	`#224B11`
RGB	`rgb(34, 75, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 29.4%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 63%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 77%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 0%, 77%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.88, -26.4, 28.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.88, 39.05, 132.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.277, 5.412, 1.402)`
Decimal	`2247441`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #224B11, 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 #224B11	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#224B11 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	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 #224B11 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #224b11; }
.text { color: #224b11; }
.border { border: 2px solid #224b11; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 75 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #224b11, #114b1d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #224B11?: #224B11 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Treetop Cathedral. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #224B11?: The RGB value is 34, 75, 17: 34 red, 75 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #224B11?: The complementary color is #3A114B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #224B11?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.