What color is #224347?

#224347 is a dark, desaturated cyan known as Emerald Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Emerald Forest?

The RGB value is 34, 67, 71: 34 red, 67 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Emerald Forest?

The complementary color is #472622, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #224347?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Emerald Forest color: hex code #224347

#224347 rgb(34, 67, 71)

Shades of gray

Emerald Forest has the hex code #224347. It is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 26.3% green and 27.8% blue (34, 67, 71).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 35% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 72% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.7:1).

Emerald Forest (#224347) color codes

HEX	`#224347`
RGB	`rgb(34, 67, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 26.3%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 35%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 52%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 6%, 0%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.18, -10.8, -6.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.18, 12.44, 209.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.804, 4.809, 6.688)`
Decimal	`2245447`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Emerald Forest, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #224347	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#224347 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #224347 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #224347; }
.text { color: #224347; }
.border { border: 2px solid #224347; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 67 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #224347, #223147); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #224347 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #224347?: #224347 is a dark, desaturated cyan known as Emerald Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Emerald Forest?: The RGB value is 34, 67, 71: 34 red, 67 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Emerald Forest?: The complementary color is #472622, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #224347?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.