What color is #225C1F?

#225C1F is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Jungle Jam. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #225C1F?

The RGB value is 34, 92, 31: 34 red, 92 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #225C1F?

The complementary color is #591F5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #225C1F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#225C1F color

#225C1F rgb(34, 92, 31)

Shades of green

The hex color #225C1F is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 36.1% green and 12.2% blue (34, 92, 31).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 50% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 63% cyan, 0% magenta, 66% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Jungle Jam (#115511), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.02:1).

#225C1F color codes

HEX	`#225C1F`
RGB	`rgb(34, 92, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 36.1%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 50%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 66%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(63%, 0%, 66%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.18, -32.31, 28.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.18, 43.32, 138.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.734, 8.093, 2.609)`
Decimal	`2251807`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #225C1F, 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 #225C1F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#225C1F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	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 #225C1F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #225c1f; }
.text { color: #225c1f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #225c1f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 92 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #225c1f, #1f5c3a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Green.

Questions

What color is #225C1F?: #225C1F is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Jungle Jam. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #225C1F?: The RGB value is 34, 92, 31: 34 red, 92 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #225C1F?: The complementary color is #591F5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #225C1F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.