#02222C Color

#02222C is rgb(2, 34, 44) in RGB, hsl(194, 91%, 9%) in HSL, and about cmyk(95%, 23%, 0%, 83%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Jungle Green (#1A2421), visibly different at ΔE 11.47. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#02222C

HEX#02222C

RGBrgb(2, 34, 44)

HSLhsl(194, 91%, 9%)

HSVhsv(194, 95%, 17%)

CMYKcmyk(95%, 23%, 0%, 83%)

OKLCHoklch(23.4% 0.041 222.8)

LABlab(11.37% -8.81 -10.26)

LCHlch(11.37% 13.52 229.33)

What #02222C Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #02222C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Jungle Green#1A2421ΔE 11.47 Charcoal Black#232B2BΔE 11.72 Deep Teal#003B46ΔE 12.15 Gunmetal#2A3439ΔE 12.36 Rich Black#010B13ΔE 12.52 Traffic Black#2A2D2FΔE 13.42

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#02222C Channel Values

How #02222C breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 2 · G 34 · B 44	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 194° · S 91% · L 9%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 194° · S 95% · V 17%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 95% · M 23% · Y 0% · K 83%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	16.56:1 vs white · 1.27:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #02222C background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text16.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #02222C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #02222C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #02222C

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #02222C.

How #02222C Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#02222C

Protanopia#1F1F2C

Protanomaly#16202C

Deuteranopia#1B1B2C

Deuteranomaly#141E2C

Tritanopia#002323

Tritanomaly#002327

Achromatopsia#1F1F1F

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Using #02222C in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-02222c: #02222C;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #02222C;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-02222c': '#02222C' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.008, green: 0.133, blue: 0.173)

Android XML<color name="color_02222c">#02222C</color>

SVG fillfill="#02222C"

More Teal Colors

#02222C sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

002424 f5ffff 002a38 f0ffff 002d2e eefbfb 003333 ecfeff 003542 ecf7f9 003838 ebffff 006466 009999 00ebeb 0d1616 192929 24fbff 36747d 50bfe6 73a9c2 8dd9cc aec6cf ccffff

#02222C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #02222C?

#02222C is a darkest teal — rgb(2, 34, 44) in RGB and hsl(194, 91%, 9%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Jungle Green (#1A2421), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.47.

What is the RGB value of #02222C?

#02222C is rgb(2, 34, 44) — red 2, green 34, and blue 44 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #02222C?

#02222C converts to approximately cmyk(95%, 23%, 0%, 83%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #02222C be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #02222C scores 16.56:1 against white and 1.27:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #02222C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #02222C is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is black (#000000) at a CIE76 distance of 17.67, which is visibly different.

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