What color is #225E2B?

#225E2B is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #225E2B?

The RGB value is 34, 94, 43: 34 red, 94 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #225E2B?

The complementary color is #5E2255, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #225E2B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#225E2B color

#225E2B rgb(34, 94, 43)

Shades of green

The hex color #225E2B is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 36.9% green and 16.9% blue (34, 94, 43).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 47% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 64% cyan, 0% magenta, 54% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Pine (#2B5D34), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.77:1).

#225E2B color codes

HEX	`#225E2B`
RGB	`rgb(34, 94, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 36.9%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 47%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 64%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(64%, 0%, 54%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.04, -31.44, 23.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.04, 39.23, 143.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.098, 8.519, 3.661)`
Decimal	`2252331`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #225E2B, 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 #225E2B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#225E2B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	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 #225E2B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #225e2b; }
.text { color: #225e2b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #225e2b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 94 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #225e2b, #225e49); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #225E2B?: #225E2B is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #225E2B?: The RGB value is 34, 94, 43: 34 red, 94 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #225E2B?: The complementary color is #5E2255, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #225E2B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.