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#226d40 color: Billiard Ball

#226d40 is rgb(34, 109, 64) in RGB and oklch(47.669% 0.10308 153.27) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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144°
100%

47.7%
0.103
153°
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Dark green
  • green-800
  • Black 57%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.31:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.33:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #226d40

#226d40 is a deep dark green color. In OKLCH it has 47.7% lightness, 0.103 chroma and a hue of 153°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.31:1 contrast and black text 3.33:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Billiard Ball (#276b40). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is green-800.

More dark green colors

Lighter: #226d40 mixed with white

  1. 226d40
  2. 3c7b52
  3. 528964
  4. 689776
  5. 7da688
  6. 92b49b
  7. a7c3af
  8. bdd2c2
  9. d3e1d6
  10. e9f0ea

Darker: #226d40 mixed with black

  1. 226d40
  2. 1c5e36
  3. 164f2d
  4. 114124
  5. 0b331b
  6. 072613
  7. 03190b
  8. 010d05
  9. 000401
  10. 000100

Calmer: #226d40 with less saturation

  1. 226d40
  2. 2c6c43
  3. 346a46
  4. 3a6949
  5. 40674c
  6. 46654f
  7. 4b6452
  8. 506255
  9. 546057
  10. 585e5a

Questions about #226d40

What color is #226d40?

#226d40 is deep dark green. The closest named color is Billiard Ball. In RGB it is rgb(34, 109, 64), in HSL hsl(144, 52.45%, 28.04%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.669% 0.10308 153.27).

What colors go well with #226d40?

The complementary color of #226d40 is #7e4575. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #526619 and #006f62. The triadic partners are #4a5796 and #8d4435.

Is white or black text more readable on #226d40?

White text reads better on #226d40: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 and black gives 3.33:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #226d40 a warm or cool color?

#226d40 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 153 degrees, its lightness 47.7% and its chroma 0.103.