What color is #224B53?

#224B53 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 #224B53?

The RGB value is 34, 75, 83: 34 red, 75 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #224B53?

The complementary color is #532A22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #224B53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#224B53 color

#224B53 rgb(34, 75, 83)

Shades of teal

The hex color #224B53 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 29.4% green and 32.5% blue (34, 75, 83).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 42% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 59% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Sunken Mystery (#23505A), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.55:1).

#224B53 color codes

HEX	`#224B53`
RGB	`rgb(34, 75, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 29.4%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 42%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 59%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(59%, 10%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.4, -11.71, -9.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.4, 14.85, 217.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.736, 5.996, 9.09)`
Decimal	`2247507`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #224B53, 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 #224B53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#224B53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	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 #224B53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #224b53; }
.text { color: #224b53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #224b53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 75 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #224b53, #223253); }

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Questions

What color is #224B53?: #224B53 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 #224B53?: The RGB value is 34, 75, 83: 34 red, 75 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #224B53?: The complementary color is #532A22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #224B53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.