What color is #224549?

#224549 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #224549?

The RGB value is 34, 69, 73: 34 red, 69 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #224549?

The complementary color is #492622, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #224549?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#224549 color

#224549 rgb(34, 69, 73)

Shades of teal

The hex color #224549 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 27.1% green and 28.6% blue (34, 69, 73).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 36% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Forest (#224347), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.42:1).

#224549 color codes

HEX	`#224549`
RGB	`rgb(34, 69, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 27.1%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 36%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 53%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 5%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.95, -11.37, -6.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.95, 13.02, 209.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.99, 5.077, 7.072)`
Decimal	`2245961`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #224549, 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 #224549	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#224549 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	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 #224549 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #224549; }
.text { color: #224549; }
.border { border: 2px solid #224549; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 69 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #224549, #223149); }

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Questions

What color is #224549?: #224549 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #224549?: The RGB value is 34, 69, 73: 34 red, 69 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #224549?: The complementary color is #492622, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #224549?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.