What color is #224945?

#224945 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 #224945?

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

What is the complementary color of #224945?

The complementary color is #492226, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #224945?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#224945 color

#224945 rgb(34, 73, 69)

Shades of teal

The hex color #224945 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

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

Its hue angle is 174°, with 36% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.97:1).

#224945 color codes

HEX	`#224945`
RGB	`rgb(34, 73, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 28.6%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 36%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 53%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 0%, 5%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.21, -14.96, -1.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.21, 15.08, 187.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.116, 5.534, 6.48)`
Decimal	`2246981`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #224945, 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 #224945	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#224945 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	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 #224945 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #224945; }
.text { color: #224945; }
.border { border: 2px solid #224945; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 73 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #224945, #223a49); }

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Questions

What color is #224945?: #224945 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 #224945?: The RGB value is 34, 73, 69: 34 red, 73 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #224945?: The complementary color is #492226, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #224945?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.