What color is #222F4C?

#222F4C is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Eternal Darkness. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #222F4C?

The RGB value is 34, 47, 76: 34 red, 47 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #222F4C?

The complementary color is #4C3F22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #222F4C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#222F4C color

#222F4C rgb(34, 47, 76)

Shades of blue

The hex color #222F4C is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 18.4% green and 29.8% blue (34, 47, 76).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 38% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Eternal Darkness (#1C2841), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.3:1).

#222F4C color codes

HEX	`#222F4C`
RGB	`rgb(34, 47, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 18.4%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 38%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 55%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 38%, 0%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.62, 4.15, -19.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.62, 20.04, 281.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.98, 2.895, 7.238)`
Decimal	`2240332`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #222F4C, 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 #222F4C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#222F4C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	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 #222F4C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #222f4c; }
.text { color: #222f4c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #222f4c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 47 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #222f4c, #2a224c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #222F4C?: #222F4C is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Eternal Darkness. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #222F4C?: The RGB value is 34, 47, 76: 34 red, 47 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #222F4C?: The complementary color is #4C3F22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #222F4C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.