What color is #224A52?

#224A52 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Mystery. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #224A52?

The RGB value is 34, 74, 82: 34 red, 74 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #224A52?

The complementary color is #522A22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #224A52?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#224A52 color

#224A52 rgb(34, 74, 82)

Shades of teal

The hex color #224A52 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 29% green and 32.2% blue (34, 74, 82).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 41% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 59% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Sunken Mystery (#23505A), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.68:1).

#224A52 color codes

HEX	`#224A52`
RGB	`rgb(34, 74, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 29%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 41%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 59%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(59%, 10%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.02, -11.44, -9.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.02, 14.59, 218.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.631, 5.846, 8.865)`
Decimal	`2247250`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #224A52, 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 #224A52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#224A52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	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 #224A52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #224a52; }
.text { color: #224a52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #224a52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 74 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #224a52, #223252); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #224A52?: #224A52 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Mystery. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #224A52?: The RGB value is 34, 74, 82: 34 red, 74 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #224A52?: The complementary color is #522A22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #224A52?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.