What color is #224C20?

#224C20 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Moor-Monster. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #224C20?

The RGB value is 34, 76, 32: 34 red, 76 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #224C20?

The complementary color is #4A204C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #224C20?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#224C20 color

#224C20 rgb(34, 76, 32)

Shades of green

The hex color #224C20 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 29.8% green and 12.5% blue (34, 76, 32).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 41% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 58% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Moor-Monster (#1F5429), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.89:1).

#224C20 color codes

HEX	`#224C20`
RGB	`rgb(34, 76, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 29.8%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 41%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 58%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 0%, 58%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.41, -25.02, 21.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.41, 33.04, 139.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.505, 5.613, 2.265)`
Decimal	`2247712`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #224C20, 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 #224C20	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#224C20 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	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 #224C20 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #224c20; }
.text { color: #224c20; }
.border { border: 2px solid #224c20; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 76 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #224c20, #204c34); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #224C20?: #224C20 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Moor-Monster. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #224C20?: The RGB value is 34, 76, 32: 34 red, 76 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #224C20?: The complementary color is #4A204C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #224C20?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.