What color is #22992A?

#22992A is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Pestering Pesto. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #22992A?

The RGB value is 34, 153, 42: 34 red, 153 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #22992A?

The complementary color is #992291, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #22992A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#22992A color

#22992A rgb(34, 153, 42)

Shades of green

The hex color #22992A is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 60% green and 16.5% blue (34, 153, 42).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 64% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 78% cyan, 0% magenta, 73% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Pestering Pesto (#119922), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.66:1).

#22992A color codes

HEX	`#22992A`
RGB	`rgb(34, 153, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 60%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 64%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 78%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(78%, 0%, 73%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.37, -53.57, 46.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.37, 71.15, 138.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.468, 23.288, 6.028)`
Decimal	`2267434`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #22992A, 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 #22992A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#22992A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.66:1	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 #22992A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #22992a; }
.text { color: #22992a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #22992a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 153 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #22992a, #229965); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Forest Green.

Questions

What color is #22992A?: #22992A is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Pestering Pesto. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #22992A?: The RGB value is 34, 153, 42: 34 red, 153 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #22992A?: The complementary color is #992291, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #22992A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.