What color is #22314F?

#22314F is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Mediaeval Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #22314F?

The RGB value is 34, 49, 79: 34 red, 49 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #22314F?

The complementary color is #4F4022, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #22314F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#22314F color

#22314F rgb(34, 49, 79)

Shades of blue

The hex color #22314F is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 19.2% green and 31% blue (34, 49, 79).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 40% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Mediaeval Blue (#2E3858), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.96:1).

#22314F color codes

HEX	`#22314F`
RGB	`rgb(34, 49, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 19.2%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 40%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 57%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 38%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.44, 3.84, -20.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.44, 20.68, 280.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.169, 3.101, 7.827)`
Decimal	`2240847`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #22314F, 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 #22314F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#22314F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	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 #22314F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #22314f; }
.text { color: #22314f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #22314f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 49 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #22314f, #2a224f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #22314F?: #22314F is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Mediaeval Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #22314F?: The RGB value is 34, 49, 79: 34 red, 49 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #22314F?: The complementary color is #4F4022, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #22314F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.