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#224908 Color

#224908 is rgb(34, 73, 8) in RGB, hsl(96, 80%, 16%) in HSL, and about cmyk(53%, 0%, 89%, 71%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lincoln Green (#195905), visibly different at ΔE 11.88. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#224908
HEX#224908
RGBrgb(34, 73, 8)
HSLhsl(96, 80%, 16%)
HSVhsv(96, 89%, 29%)
CMYKcmyk(53%, 0%, 89%, 71%)
OKLCHoklch(36.3% 0.101 136.2)
LABlab(27.15% -23.68 31.01)
LCHlch(27.15% 39.02 127.37)

What #224908 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 #224908, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#224908 Channel Values

How #224908 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 34 · G 73 · B 88-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 96° · S 80% · L 16%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 96° · S 89% · V 29%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 53% · M 0% · Y 89% · K 71%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.37:1 vs white · 2.02:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #224908 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 text10.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #224908

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #224908; 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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Tints & Shades of #224908

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 #224908 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#224908
Protanopia#444409
Protanomaly#394608
Deuteranopia#3F3F0C
Deuteranomaly#36430B
Tritanopia#2B4444
Tritanomaly#284635
Achromatopsia#404040

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #224908 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-224908: #224908;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #224908;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-224908': '#224908' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.133, green: 0.286, blue: 0.031)
Android XML<color name="color_224908">#224908</color>
SVG fillfill="#224908"

More Green Colors

#224908 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#224908 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #224908?

#224908 is a darkest green — rgb(34, 73, 8) in RGB and hsl(96, 80%, 16%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lincoln Green (#195905), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.88.

What is the RGB value of #224908?

#224908 is rgb(34, 73, 8) — red 34, green 73, and blue 8 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #224908?

#224908 converts to approximately cmyk(53%, 0%, 89%, 71%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #224908 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #224908 scores 10.37:1 against white and 2.02:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #224908 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #224908 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 darkolivegreen (#556B2F) at a CIE76 distance of 16.88, which is visibly different.

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