What color is #224542?

#224542 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #224542?

The RGB value is 34, 69, 66: 34 red, 69 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #224542?

The complementary color is #452225, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #224542?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#224542 color

#224542 rgb(34, 69, 66)

Shades of teal

The hex color #224542 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 27.1% green and 25.9% blue (34, 69, 66).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 34% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.51:1).

#224542 color codes

HEX	`#224542`
RGB	`rgb(34, 69, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 27.1%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 34%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 51%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 0%, 4%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.7, -13.54, -2.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.7, 13.71, 188.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.771, 4.989, 5.918)`
Decimal	`2245954`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #224542, 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 #224542	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#224542 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.51:1	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 #224542 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #224542; }
.text { color: #224542; }
.border { border: 2px solid #224542; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 69 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #224542, #223645); }

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Questions

What color is #224542?: #224542 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #224542?: The RGB value is 34, 69, 66: 34 red, 69 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #224542?: The complementary color is #452225, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #224542?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.