What color is #225100?

#225100 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Donegal Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #225100?

The RGB value is 34, 81, 0: 34 red, 81 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #225100?

The complementary color is #2F0051, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #225100?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#225100 color

#225100 rgb(34, 81, 0)

Shades of green

The hex color #225100 is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 31.8% green and 0% blue (34, 81, 0).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 100% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Donegal Green (#115500), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.35:1).

#225100 color codes

HEX	`#225100`
RGB	`rgb(34, 81, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 31.8%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 100%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 100%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 0%, 100%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.97, -30.21, 37.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.97, 47.93, 129.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.602, 6.225, 1.012)`
Decimal	`2248960`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #225100, 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 #225100	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#225100 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	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 #225100 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #225100; }
.text { color: #225100; }
.border { border: 2px solid #225100; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 81 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #225100, #005106); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Green.

Questions

What color is #225100?: #225100 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Donegal Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #225100?: The RGB value is 34, 81, 0: 34 red, 81 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #225100?: The complementary color is #2F0051, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #225100?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.