What color is #224D57?

#224D57 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 #224D57?

The RGB value is 34, 77, 87: 34 red, 77 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #224D57?

The complementary color is #572C22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #224D57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#224D57 color

#224D57 rgb(34, 77, 87)

Shades of teal

The hex color #224D57 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 30.2% green and 34.1% blue (34, 77, 87).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 44% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Sunken Mystery (#23505A), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.26:1).

#224D57 color codes

HEX	`#224D57`
RGB	`rgb(34, 77, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 30.2%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 44%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 61%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 11%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.24, -11.56, -10.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.24, 15.57, 222.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.033, 6.335, 9.973)`
Decimal	`2248023`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #224D57, 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 #224D57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#224D57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	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 #224D57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #224d57; }
.text { color: #224d57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #224d57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 77 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #224d57, #223257); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #224D57?: #224D57 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 #224D57?: The RGB value is 34, 77, 87: 34 red, 77 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #224D57?: The complementary color is #572C22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #224D57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.