What color is #222F4E?

#222F4E is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Escapade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #222F4E?

The RGB value is 34, 47, 78: 34 red, 47 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #222F4E?

The complementary color is #4E4122, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #222F4E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#222F4E color

#222F4E rgb(34, 47, 78)

Shades of blue

The hex color #222F4E is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 18.4% green and 30.6% blue (34, 47, 78).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 39% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Escapade (#2B3458), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.25:1).

#222F4E color codes

HEX	`#222F4E`
RGB	`rgb(34, 47, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 18.4%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 39%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 56%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 40%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.73, 4.88, -20.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.73, 21.34, 283.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.051, 2.923, 7.61)`
Decimal	`2240334`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #222F4E, 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 #222F4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#222F4E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.25:1	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 #222F4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #222f4e; }
.text { color: #222f4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #222f4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 47 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #222f4e, #2b224e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #222F4E?: #222F4E is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Escapade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #222F4E?: The RGB value is 34, 47, 78: 34 red, 47 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #222F4E?: The complementary color is #4E4122, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #222F4E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.