What color is #224057?

#224057 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color One Year of Rain. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #224057?

The RGB value is 34, 64, 87: 34 red, 64 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #224057?

The complementary color is #573922, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #224057?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#224057 color

#224057 rgb(34, 64, 87)

Shades of blue

The hex color #224057 is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 25.1% green and 34.1% blue (34, 64, 87).

Its hue angle is 206°, with 44% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is One Year of Rain (#29465B), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.83:1).

#224057 color codes

HEX	`#224057`
RGB	`rgb(34, 64, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 25.1%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(206, 44%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(206, 61%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 26%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.85, -3.42, -17.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.85, 17.51, 258.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.213, 4.695, 9.699)`
Decimal	`2244695`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #224057, 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 #224057	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#224057 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	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 #224057 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #224057; }
.text { color: #224057; }
.border { border: 2px solid #224057; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 64 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #224057, #222557); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #224057?: #224057 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color One Year of Rain. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #224057?: The RGB value is 34, 64, 87: 34 red, 64 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #224057?: The complementary color is #573922, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #224057?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.