What color is #22561E?

#22561E is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Mysterious Mixture. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #22561E?

The RGB value is 34, 86, 30: 34 red, 86 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #22561E?

The complementary color is #521E56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #22561E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#22561E color

#22561E rgb(34, 86, 30)

Shades of green

The hex color #22561E is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 33.7% green and 11.8% blue (34, 86, 30).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 48% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 0% magenta, 65% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Mysterious Mixture (#0F521A), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.69:1).

#22561E color codes

HEX	`#22561E`
RGB	`rgb(34, 86, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 33.7%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 48%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 65%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 0%, 65%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.01, -29.86, 26.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.01, 40.19, 137.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.222, 7.089, 2.374)`
Decimal	`2250270`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #22561E, 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 #22561E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#22561E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.69:1	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 #22561E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #22561e; }
.text { color: #22561e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #22561e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 86 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #22561e, #1e5636); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #22561E?: #22561E is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Mysterious Mixture. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #22561E?: The RGB value is 34, 86, 30: 34 red, 86 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #22561E?: The complementary color is #521E56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #22561E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.