What color is #227755?

#227755 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Greasy Greens. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #227755?

The RGB value is 34, 119, 85: 34 red, 119 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #227755?

The complementary color is #772244, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #227755?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#227755 color

#227755 rgb(34, 119, 85)

Shades of green

The hex color #227755 is a dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 46.7% green and 33.3% blue (34, 119, 85).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 56% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 71% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Greasy Greens (#117755), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.47:1).

#227755 color codes

HEX	`#227755`
RGB	`rgb(34, 119, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 46.7%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 56%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 71%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(71%, 0%, 29%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.5, -33.78, 11.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.5, 35.7, 161.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.895, 14.189, 10.862)`
Decimal	`2258773`
Short hex	`#275`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #227755, 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 #227755	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#227755 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	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 #227755 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #227755; }
.text { color: #227755; }
.border { border: 2px solid #227755; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 119 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #227755, #226f77); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Bottle Green.

Questions

What color is #227755?: #227755 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Greasy Greens. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #227755?: The RGB value is 34, 119, 85: 34 red, 119 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #227755?: The complementary color is #772244, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #227755?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.