What color is #226247?

#226247 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Forest Serenade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #226247?

The RGB value is 34, 98, 71: 34 red, 98 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #226247?

The complementary color is #62223D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #226247?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#226247 color

#226247 rgb(34, 98, 71)

Shades of green

The hex color #226247 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 38.4% green and 27.8% blue (34, 98, 71).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 48% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 65% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Forest Serenade (#336644), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.23:1).

#226247 color codes

HEX	`#226247`
RGB	`rgb(34, 98, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 38.4%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 48%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 65%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(65%, 0%, 28%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.98, -27.5, 9.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.98, 29.08, 161.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.164, 9.53, 7.475)`
Decimal	`2253383`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #226247, 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 #226247	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#226247 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	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 #226247 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #226247; }
.text { color: #226247; }
.border { border: 2px solid #226247; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 98 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #226247, #225d62); }

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Questions

What color is #226247?: #226247 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Forest Serenade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #226247?: The RGB value is 34, 98, 71: 34 red, 98 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #226247?: The complementary color is #62223D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #226247?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.