What color is #223436?

#223436 is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Aztec. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #223436?

The RGB value is 34, 52, 54: 34 red, 52 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #223436?

The complementary color is #362422, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #223436?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#223436 color

#223436 rgb(34, 52, 54)

Shades of gray

The hex color #223436 is a very dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 20.4% green and 21.2% blue (34, 52, 54).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 23% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Aztec (#293432), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.02:1).

#223436 color codes

HEX	`#223436`
RGB	`rgb(34, 52, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 20.4%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 23%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 37%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 4%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.29, -6.68, -3.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.29, 7.6, 208.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.553, 3.062, 3.946)`
Decimal	`2241590`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #223436, 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 #223436	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#223436 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	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 #223436 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #223436; }
.text { color: #223436; }
.border { border: 2px solid #223436; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 52 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #223436, #222a36); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #223436?: #223436 is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Aztec. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #223436?: The RGB value is 34, 52, 54: 34 red, 52 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #223436?: The complementary color is #362422, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #223436?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.