What color is #225753?

#225753 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Lacrosse. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #225753?

The RGB value is 34, 87, 83: 34 red, 87 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #225753?

The complementary color is #572226, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #225753?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#225753 color

#225753 rgb(34, 87, 83)

Shades of teal

The hex color #225753 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 34.1% green and 32.5% blue (34, 87, 83).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 44% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Lacrosse (#2E5C58), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.22:1).

#225753 color codes

HEX	`#225753`
RGB	`rgb(34, 87, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 34.1%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 44%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 61%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 0%, 5%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.52, -18.56, -2.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.52, 18.8, 189.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.629, 7.78, 9.387)`
Decimal	`2250579`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #225753, 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 #225753	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#225753 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	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 #225753 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #225753; }
.text { color: #225753; }
.border { border: 2px solid #225753; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 87 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #225753, #224057); }

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Questions

What color is #225753?: #225753 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Lacrosse. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #225753?: The RGB value is 34, 87, 83: 34 red, 87 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #225753?: The complementary color is #572226, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #225753?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.