What color is #224E41?

#224E41 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Tropical Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #224E41?

The RGB value is 34, 78, 65: 34 red, 78 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #224E41?

The complementary color is #4E222F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #224E41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#224E41 color

#224E41 rgb(34, 78, 65)

Shades of green

The hex color #224E41 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 30.6% green and 25.5% blue (34, 78, 65).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 39% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Forest (#024A43), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.4:1).

#224E41 color codes

HEX	`#224E41`
RGB	`rgb(34, 78, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 30.6%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 39%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 56%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 0%, 17%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.84, -18.89, 3.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.84, 19.14, 170.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.338, 6.17, 5.962)`
Decimal	`2248257`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #224E41, 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 #224E41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#224E41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	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 #224E41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #224e41; }
.text { color: #224e41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #224e41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 78 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #224e41, #22454e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Teal.

Questions

What color is #224E41?: #224E41 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Tropical Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #224E41?: The RGB value is 34, 78, 65: 34 red, 78 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #224E41?: The complementary color is #4E222F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #224E41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.