#022F2E Color

#022F2E is rgb(2, 47, 46) in RGB, hsl(179, 92%, 10%) in HSL, and about cmyk(96%, 0%, 2%, 82%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Jungle Green (#1C352D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.42. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#022F2E

HEX#022F2E

RGBrgb(2, 47, 46)

HSLhsl(179, 92%, 10%)

HSVhsv(179, 96%, 18%)

CMYKcmyk(96%, 0%, 2%, 82%)

OKLCHoklch(27.7% 0.046 192.5)

LABlab(16.59% -15.31 -3.82)

LCHlch(16.59% 15.78 194.00)

What #022F2E 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 #022F2E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Jungle Green#1C352DΔE 7.42 Deep Teal#003B46ΔE 9.85 MSU Green#18453BΔE 11.05 Phthalo Green#123524ΔE 11.06 Japanese Indigo#264348ΔE 11.34 Dark Jungle Green#1A2421ΔE 11.5

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

#022F2E Channel Values

How #022F2E 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 47 · B 46	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 179° · S 92% · L 10%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 179° · S 96% · V 18%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 96% · M 0% · Y 2% · K 82%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	14.5:1 vs white · 1.45:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #022F2E 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 text14.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #022F2E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #022F2E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #022F2E

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.

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Shades

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How #022F2E 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#022F2E

Protanopia#2B2B2E

Protanomaly#202C2E

Deuteranopia#26262F

Deuteranomaly#1C2A2E

Tritanopia#022F2F

Tritanomaly#022F2F

Achromatopsia#292929

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Using #022F2E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-022f2e: #022F2E;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #022F2E;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-022f2e': '#022F2E' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.008, green: 0.184, blue: 0.180)

Android XML<color name="color_022f2e">#022F2E</color>

SVG fillfill="#022F2E"

More Teal Colors

#022F2E sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

041a18 01796f 053345 00ffff 05c1ff 00fff9 072725 00ffef 08302c 00fefc 0892d0 00f6fa 12303b 1db4a5 2bcaca 40e0d0 58e4d6 78ddda 99cccc b7f0f0 d6e6e6 f5ffff 006161 009699

#022F2E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #022F2E?

#022F2E is a darkest teal — rgb(2, 47, 46) in RGB and hsl(179, 92%, 10%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Jungle Green (#1C352D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.42.

What is the RGB value of #022F2E?

#022F2E is rgb(2, 47, 46) — red 2, green 47, and blue 46 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #022F2E?

#022F2E converts to approximately cmyk(96%, 0%, 2%, 82%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #022F2E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #022F2E scores 14.5:1 against white and 1.45:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #022F2E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #022F2E 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 darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 14.87, which is visibly different.

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