What color is #22454E?

#22454E is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Mysterious Waters. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #22454E?

The RGB value is 34, 69, 78: 34 red, 69 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #22454E?

The complementary color is #4E2B22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #22454E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#22454E color

#22454E rgb(34, 69, 78)

Shades of teal

The hex color #22454E is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 27.1% green and 30.6% blue (34, 69, 78).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 39% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Mysterious Waters (#27454A), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.35:1).

#22454E color codes

HEX	`#22454E`
RGB	`rgb(34, 69, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 27.1%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 39%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 56%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 12%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.15, -9.74, -9.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.15, 13.47, 223.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.162, 5.146, 7.98)`
Decimal	`2245966`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #22454E, 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 #22454E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#22454E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	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 #22454E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #22454e; }
.text { color: #22454e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #22454e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 69 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #22454e, #222f4e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #22454E?: #22454E is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Mysterious Waters. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #22454E?: The RGB value is 34, 69, 78: 34 red, 69 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #22454E?: The complementary color is #4E2B22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #22454E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.