HEX atlas value

#222A09

#222A09 is a cool green HEX color close to Carbon Fiber. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 34, 42, 9, HSL 75, 65%, 10%, has luminance 0.0202, and belongs to the dark and jewel tone groups.

green cool dark jewel-tone

#222A09 Sample readable text

HEX #222A09

RGB rgb(34, 42, 9)

HSL hsl(75 65% 10%)

CMYK cmyk(19, 0, 79, 84)

Luminance 0.0202

Contrast Black 1.4:1White 14.96:1

CSS

--color-222a09: #222A09;
.background-222a09 { background-color: #222A09; }
.text-222a09 { color: #222A09; }

Luminance0.0202

Black text1.4:1AA Fail

White text14.96:1AA Pass

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#222A09","rgb":[34,42,9],"hsl":[75,65,10],"cmyk":[19,0,79,84],"luminance":0.0202,"contrast":{"black":1.4,"white":14.96}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":1.4,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":14.96,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"Black","hex":"#000000","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1,"contrastWhite":21,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#11092A","hex":"#11092A","family":"purple","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.1,"contrastWhite":19.16,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Matte Black","hex":"#1A1A1A","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.21,"contrastWhite":17.41,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Carbon Fiber","hex":"#1C1C1C","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.23,"contrastWhite":17.05,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#1F240F","hex":"#1F240F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.32,"contrastWhite":15.93,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","dark","jewel tone","dark green","jewel tone green","Carbon Fiber adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","rich accent palettes","dark theme accents","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/222a09.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/carbon-fiber.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/matte-black.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/raisin.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#11092A","analogous":["#2A2209","#112A09"],"triadic":["#09222A","#2A0922"],"tetradic":["#092A22","#11092A","#2A0911"],"splitComplementary":["#09112A","#22092A"],"monochromatic":["#5F7619","#222A09","#000000"]}

Variants

{"light":"#5F7619","dark":"#000000","saturated":"#253003","desaturated":"#1F240F","pastel":"#70862D","neon":"#455C00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"carbon-fiber","name":"Carbon Fiber","hex":"#1C1C1C","distance":24.351591323771842},{"slug":"matte-black","name":"Matte Black","hex":"#1A1A1A","distance":24.677925358506133},{"slug":"raisin","name":"Raisin","hex":"#242124","distance":28.53068523537421},{"slug":"rubber","name":"Rubber","hex":"#2A2725","distance":29.274562336608895},{"slug":"slate-black","name":"Slate Black","hex":"#26282A","distance":33.301651610693426}]

HEX meaning and use

About #222A09

#222A09 is classified as a cool green value with dark and jewel tone visual character. #222A09 is visually closest to Carbon Fiber, a named gray color with HEX #1C1C1C.

The RGB channels are 34, 42, and 9, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 75deg with 65% saturation and 10% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, dark atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and rich accent palettes. Its luminance is 0.0202, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 24.35, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text1.4:1AA Fail

White text14.96:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #222A09 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000001.4:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF14.96:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

Black#FFFFFF text · best 21:1#000000

#11092A#FFFFFF text · best 19.16:1#11092A

Matte Black#FFFFFF text · best 17.41:1#1A1A1A

Carbon Fiber#FFFFFF text · best 17.05:1#1C1C1C

#1F240F#FFFFFF text · best 15.93:1#1F240F

Generated Palette

#222A09#222A09

#11092A#11092A

#2A2209#2A2209

#112A09#112A09

#5F7619#5F7619

Black#000000

Color Harmonies

#11092A#11092A

#2A2209#2A2209

#112A09#112A09

#09222A#09222A

#2A0922#2A0922

Variants

#5F7619#5F7619

Black#000000

#253003#253003

#1F240F#1F240F

#70862D#70862D

#455C00#455C00

Nearest Named Colors

Carbon Fiber#1C1C1C

Matte Black#1A1A1A

Raisin#242124

Rubber#2A2725

Slate Black#26282A

#222A09

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #222A09

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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