What color is #243422?

#243422 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #243422?

The RGB value is 36, 52, 34: 36 red, 52 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #243422?

The complementary color is #322234, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #243422?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#243422 color

#243422 rgb(36, 52, 34)

Shades of green

The hex color #243422 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 20.4% green and 13.3% blue (36, 52, 34).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 21% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 5.6 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.21:1).

#243422 color codes

HEX	`#243422`
RGB	`rgb(36, 52, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 20.4%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 21%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 35%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 35%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.83, -10.99, 9.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.83, 14.41, 139.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.244, 2.946, 1.964)`
Decimal	`2372642`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #243422, 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 #243422	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#243422 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #243422 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #243422; }
.text { color: #243422; }
.border { border: 2px solid #243422; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 52 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #243422, #223429); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #243422?: #243422 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #243422?: The RGB value is 36, 52, 34: 36 red, 52 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #243422?: The complementary color is #322234, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #243422?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.