#222816#222816

#222816 is a dark, muted yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.019; OKLCH L 26.5% C 0.033 H 123.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#222816
RGB	rgb(34, 40, 22)
HSL	hsl(80, 29%, 12%)
HSV	hsv(80, 45%, 16%)
CMYK	cmyk(15%, 0%, 45%, 84.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.04, -6.63, 10.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.04, 12.84, 121.09°)
OKLab	oklab(26.52% -0.0181 0.0272)
OKLCH	oklch(26.52% 0.033 123.6)
XYZ	xyz(1.5633, 1.9156, 1.0463)
Luminance	0.0192 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#222816 #1C1628

analogous

#282516 #222816 #192816

triadic

#222816 #162228 #281622

tetradic

#222816 #162825 #1C1628 #281619

square

#222816 #162825 #1C1628 #281619

split-complementary

#222816 #161928 #251628

monochromatic

#11140B #11140B #222816 #444F2C #657741

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.18

#222816 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.38

#222816 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #222816

15.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##222816	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##222816	1.00	15.18	1.38	15.18
#FFFFFF	15.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2A2615

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#292617

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#232623

Achromatopsia (no color)

#262626

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #222816;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 40, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.5% 0.033 123.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5d6153',
    500: '#222816',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #222816;
$custom-light: #5d6153;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#222816",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 80,
    "s": 29.032,
    "l": 12.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26523,
    "c": 0.03265,
    "h": 123.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.01916
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#222816

secondary

#483D5D

accent

#62C583

background

#F5F5F4

surface

#E9E9E7

border

#C5C5C3

text

#040502

muted

#797978

Preview Lab

Preview with #222816

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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