Information about #224C29 color

#224C29 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#224C29 falls into the Green Color Family — Mild Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(34, 76, 41) — 13.3% red, 29.8% green, 16.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 16 / 0 / 14 / 70. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #224C29 reads as a softly balanced leafy green and carries a shadowy depth. Designers typically reach for tones like this for moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Cal Poly Green (#1E4D2B). Nearby in the Register you will also find Permanent Green (#25442F) and Botanic (#21402B).

The recipe behind #224C29 is rgb(34, 76, 41), with green as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 9.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.1:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:70), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. No one has named #224C29 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#224C29 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#224C29 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #224C29

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#224C29
  • RGB34, 76, 41
  • CMYK16, 0, 14, 70
  • CSSrgb(34, 76, 41)
  • HSL130°, 38%, 22%
  • HSL Precise130°, 38.182%, 21.569%
  • HSV130°, 55%, 30%
  • HSB130°, 55%, 30%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.133
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.298
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.161
  • GLSLvec3(0.133, 0.298, 0.161)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.133, 0.298, 0.161, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.133, 0.298, 0.161)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB13.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB29.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB16.1%
  • Color FamilyGreen
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID224C29
  • DECIMAL ID2247721
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01