What color is #23FF22?

#23FF22 is a vivid green, closest to the named color Plastic Veggie. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #23FF22?

The RGB value is 35, 255, 34: 35 red, 255 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #23FF22?

The complementary color is #FE22FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #23FF22?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.4:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#23FF22 color

#23FF22 rgb(35, 255, 34)

Shades of green

The hex color #23FF22 is a vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 100% green and 13.3% blue (35, 255, 34).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 100% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 86% cyan, 0% magenta, 87% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Plastic Veggie (#22FF22), a difference of 0 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.4:1).

#23FF22 color codes

HEX	`#23FF22`
RGB	`rgb(35, 255, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 100%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 100%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 87%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(86%, 0%, 87%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.96, -83.89, 79.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.96, 115.64, 136.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.739, 71.988, 13.472)`
Decimal	`2359074`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #23FF22, 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 #23FF22	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#23FF22 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.4:1	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 #23FF22 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #23ff22; }
.text { color: #23ff22; }
.border { border: 2px solid #23ff22; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 255 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #23ff22, #22ff90); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lime.

Questions

What color is #23FF22?: #23FF22 is a vivid green, closest to the named color Plastic Veggie. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #23FF22?: The RGB value is 35, 255, 34: 35 red, 255 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #23FF22?: The complementary color is #FE22FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #23FF22?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.4:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.