What color is #228F33?

#228F33 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Forest Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #228F33?

The RGB value is 34, 143, 51: 34 red, 143 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #228F33?

The complementary color is #8F227E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #228F33?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#228F33 color

#228F33 rgb(34, 143, 51)

Shades of green

The hex color #228F33 is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 56.1% green and 20% blue (34, 143, 51).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 62% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 76% cyan, 0% magenta, 64% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Forest Green (#228B22), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.04:1).

#228F33 color codes

HEX	`#228F33`
RGB	`rgb(34, 143, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 56.1%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 62%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 76%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(76%, 0%, 64%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.09, -49.24, 39.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.09, 63.08, 141.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.079, 20.223, 6.451)`
Decimal	`2264883`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #228F33, 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 #228F33	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#228F33 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	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 #228F33 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #228f33; }
.text { color: #228f33; }
.border { border: 2px solid #228f33; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 143 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #228f33, #228f6a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #228F33?: #228F33 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Forest Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #228F33?: The RGB value is 34, 143, 51: 34 red, 143 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #228F33?: The complementary color is #8F227E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #228F33?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.