What color is #222545?

#222545 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Black Market. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #222545?

The RGB value is 34, 37, 69: 34 red, 37 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #222545?

The complementary color is #454222, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #222545?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#222545 color

#222545 rgb(34, 37, 69)

Shades of blue

The hex color #222545 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 14.5% green and 27.1% blue (34, 37, 69).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 34% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Black Market (#222244), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.8:1).

#222545 color codes

HEX	`#222545`
RGB	`rgb(34, 37, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 14.5%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 34%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 51%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 46%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.97, 8.8, -20.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.97, 22.4, 293.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.395, 2.093, 5.907)`
Decimal	`2237765`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #222545, 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 #222545	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#222545 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	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 #222545 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #222545; }
.text { color: #222545; }
.border { border: 2px solid #222545; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 37 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #222545, #312245); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #222545?: #222545 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Black Market. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #222545?: The RGB value is 34, 37, 69: 34 red, 37 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #222545?: The complementary color is #454222, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #222545?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.