What color is #225535?

#225535 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 #225535?

The RGB value is 34, 85, 53: 34 red, 85 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #225535?

The complementary color is #552242, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #225535?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#225535 color

#225535 rgb(34, 85, 53)

Shades of green

The hex color #225535 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 33.3% green and 20.8% blue (34, 85, 53).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 43% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Moor-Monster (#1F5429), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.68:1).

#225535 color codes

HEX	`#225535`
RGB	`rgb(34, 85, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 33.3%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 43%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 60%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 0%, 38%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.02, -25.42, 13.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.02, 28.86, 151.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.55, 7.094, 4.497)`
Decimal	`2250037`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #225535, 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 #225535	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#225535 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	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 #225535 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #225535; }
.text { color: #225535; }
.border { border: 2px solid #225535; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 85 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #225535, #22554f); }

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Questions

What color is #225535?: #225535 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 #225535?: The RGB value is 34, 85, 53: 34 red, 85 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #225535?: The complementary color is #552242, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #225535?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.