What color is #223F45?

#223F45 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Harbour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #223F45?

The RGB value is 34, 63, 69: 34 red, 63 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #223F45?

The complementary color is #452822, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #223F45?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#223F45 color

#223F45 rgb(34, 63, 69)

Shades of gray

The hex color #223F45 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 24.7% green and 27.1% blue (34, 63, 69).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 34% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Sunken Harbour (#1C3D44), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.26:1).

#223F45 color codes

HEX	`#223F45`
RGB	`rgb(34, 63, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 24.7%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 34%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 51%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 9%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.72, -8.98, -7.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.72, 11.43, 218.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.511, 4.324, 6.279)`
Decimal	`2244421`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #223F45, 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 #223F45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#223F45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	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 #223F45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #223f45; }
.text { color: #223f45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #223f45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 63 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #223f45, #222e45); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #223F45?: #223F45 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Harbour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #223F45?: The RGB value is 34, 63, 69: 34 red, 63 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #223F45?: The complementary color is #452822, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #223F45?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.