What color is #22324B?

#22324B is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Midnight Ocean. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #22324B?

The RGB value is 34, 50, 75: 34 red, 50 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #22324B?

The complementary color is #4B3B22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #22324B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#22324B color

#22324B rgb(34, 50, 75)

Shades of blue

The hex color #22324B is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 19.6% green and 29.4% blue (34, 50, 75).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 38% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Ocean (#0F2D4D), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.92:1).

#22324B color codes

HEX	`#22324B`
RGB	`rgb(34, 50, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 19.6%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 38%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 55%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 33%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.55, 1.67, -17.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.55, 17.55, 275.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.07, 3.129, 7.097)`
Decimal	`2241099`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #22324B, 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 #22324B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#22324B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	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 #22324B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #22324b; }
.text { color: #22324b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #22324b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 50 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #22324b, #27224b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #22324B?: #22324B is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Midnight Ocean. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #22324B?: The RGB value is 34, 50, 75: 34 red, 50 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #22324B?: The complementary color is #4B3B22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #22324B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.