What color is #224355?

#224355 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Capital Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #224355?

The RGB value is 34, 67, 85: 34 red, 67 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #224355?

The complementary color is #553422, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #224355?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#224355 color

#224355 rgb(34, 67, 85)

Shades of blue

The hex color #224355 is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 26.3% green and 33.3% blue (34, 67, 85).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 43% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Capital Blue (#1A4157), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.49:1).

#224355 color codes

HEX	`#224355`
RGB	`rgb(34, 67, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 26.3%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 43%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 60%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 21%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.76, -6.08, -14.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.76, 15.68, 247.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.306, 5.01, 9.333)`
Decimal	`2245461`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #224355, 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 #224355	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#224355 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	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 #224355 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #224355; }
.text { color: #224355; }
.border { border: 2px solid #224355; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 67 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #224355, #222a55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #224355?: #224355 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Capital Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #224355?: The RGB value is 34, 67, 85: 34 red, 67 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #224355?: The complementary color is #553422, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #224355?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.