What color is #22BB5E?

#22BB5E is a moderate green, closest to the named color Intoxicate. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #22BB5E?

The RGB value is 34, 187, 94: 34 red, 187 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #22BB5E?

The complementary color is #BB227F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #22BB5E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.34:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#22BB5E color

#22BB5E rgb(34, 187, 94)

Shades of green

The hex color #22BB5E is a moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 73.3% green and 36.9% blue (34, 187, 94).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 69% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 82% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Intoxicate (#11BB55), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.34:1).

#22BB5E color codes

HEX	`#22BB5E`
RGB	`rgb(34, 187, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 73.3%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 69%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 82%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(82%, 0%, 50%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.04, -58.33, 36.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.04, 68.73, 148.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.449, 36.686, 16.591)`
Decimal	`2276190`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #22BB5E, 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 #22BB5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#22BB5E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.34:1	Pass	Pass	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 #22BB5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #22bb5e; }
.text { color: #22bb5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #22bb5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 187 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #22bb5e, #22bbaa); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #22BB5E?: #22BB5E is a moderate green, closest to the named color Intoxicate. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #22BB5E?: The RGB value is 34, 187, 94: 34 red, 187 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #22BB5E?: The complementary color is #BB227F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #22BB5E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.34:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.