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#22AA2B Color

#22AA2B is rgb(34, 170, 43) in RGB, hsl(124, 67%, 40%) in HSL, and about cmyk(80%, 0%, 75%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vine Green (#38A32A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#22AA2B
HEX#22AA2B
RGBrgb(34, 170, 43)
HSLhsl(124, 67%, 40%)
HSVhsv(124, 80%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(80%, 0%, 75%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(64.5% 0.199 143.5)
LABlab(61.06% -54.44 51.04)
LCHlch(61.06% 74.63 136.84)

What #22AA2B 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 #22AA2B, 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.

#22AA2B Channel Values

How #22AA2B 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 170 · B 438-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 124° · S 67% · L 40%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 124° · S 80% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 80% · M 0% · Y 75% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.06:1 vs white · 6.85:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #22AA2B 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.

Fails AAWhite text3.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #22AA2B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #22AA2B; 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 #22AA2B

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #22AA2B.

How #22AA2B 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#22AA2B
Protanopia#9D9D2D
Protanomaly#7EA22C
Deuteranopia#8F8F34
Deuteranomaly#739A31
Tritanopia#48A1A1
Tritanomaly#3CA482
Achromatopsia#939393

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #22AA2B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-22aa2b: #22AA2B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #22AA2B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-22aa2b': '#22AA2B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.133, green: 0.667, blue: 0.169)
Android XML<color name="color_22aa2b">#22AA2B</color>
SVG fillfill="#22AA2B"

More Green Colors

#22AA2B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#22AA2B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #22AA2B?

#22AA2B is a mid-tone green — rgb(34, 170, 43) in RGB and hsl(124, 67%, 40%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vine Green (#38A32A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.26.

What is the RGB value of #22AA2B?

#22AA2B is rgb(34, 170, 43) — red 34, green 170, and blue 43 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #22AA2B?

#22AA2B converts to approximately cmyk(80%, 0%, 75%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #22AA2B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #22AA2B scores 3.06:1 against white and 6.85:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #22AA2B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #22AA2B 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 forestgreen (#228B22) at a CIE76 distance of 15.29, which is visibly different.

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