What color is #22914B?

#22914B is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Wild Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #22914B?

The RGB value is 34, 145, 75: 34 red, 145 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #22914B?

The complementary color is #912268, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #22914B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#22914B color

#22914B rgb(34, 145, 75)

Shades of green

The hex color #22914B is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 56.9% green and 29.4% blue (34, 145, 75).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 62% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 77% cyan, 0% magenta, 48% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Wild Forest (#38914A), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.22:1).

#22914B color codes

HEX	`#22914B`
RGB	`rgb(34, 145, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 56.9%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 62%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 77%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(77%, 0%, 48%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.06, -46.45, 28.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.06, 54.52, 148.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.054, 21.097, 10.092)`
Decimal	`2265419`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #22914B, 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 #22914B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#22914B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.22:1	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 #22914B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #22914b; }
.text { color: #22914b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #22914b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 145 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #22914b, #229183); }

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Questions

What color is #22914B?: #22914B is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Wild Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #22914B?: The RGB value is 34, 145, 75: 34 red, 145 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #22914B?: The complementary color is #912268, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #22914B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.