What color is #226C47?

#226C47 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Into the Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #226C47?

The RGB value is 34, 108, 71: 34 red, 108 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #226C47?

The complementary color is #6C2247, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #226C47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#226C47 color

#226C47 rgb(34, 108, 71)

Shades of green

The hex color #226C47 is a dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 42.4% green and 27.8% blue (34, 108, 71).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 52% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 69% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Into the Green (#0D6C49), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.36:1).

#226C47 color codes

HEX	`#226C47`
RGB	`rgb(34, 108, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 42.4%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 52%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 69%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(69%, 0%, 34%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.44, -32.13, 14.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.44, 35.14, 156.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.159, 11.519, 7.806)`
Decimal	`2255943`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #226C47, 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 #226C47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#226C47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #226C47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #226c47; }
.text { color: #226c47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #226c47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 108 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #226c47, #226c6c); }

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Questions

What color is #226C47?: #226C47 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Into the Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #226C47?: The RGB value is 34, 108, 71: 34 red, 108 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #226C47?: The complementary color is #6C2247, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #226C47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.