What color is #224947?

#224947 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Dark Slate Gray. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #224947?

The RGB value is 34, 73, 71: 34 red, 73 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #224947?

The complementary color is #492224, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #224947?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#224947 color

#224947 rgb(34, 73, 71)

Shades of teal

The hex color #224947 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 28.6% green and 27.8% blue (34, 73, 71).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 36% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.94:1).

#224947 color codes

HEX	`#224947`
RGB	`rgb(34, 73, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 28.6%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 36%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 53%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 0%, 3%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.27, -14.36, -3.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.27, 14.68, 192.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.179, 5.56, 6.813)`
Decimal	`2246983`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #224947, 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 #224947	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#224947 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.94:1	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 #224947 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #224947; }
.text { color: #224947; }
.border { border: 2px solid #224947; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 73 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #224947, #223849); }

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Questions

What color is #224947?: #224947 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Dark Slate Gray. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #224947?: The RGB value is 34, 73, 71: 34 red, 73 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #224947?: The complementary color is #492224, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #224947?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.