What color is #225C57?

#225C57 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Verdant Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #225C57?

The RGB value is 34, 92, 87: 34 red, 92 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #225C57?

The complementary color is #5C2227, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #225C57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#225C57 color

#225C57 rgb(34, 92, 87)

Shades of teal

The hex color #225C57 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 36.1% green and 34.1% blue (34, 92, 87).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 46% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 63% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Forest (#28615D), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.67:1).

#225C57 color codes

HEX	`#225C57`
RGB	`rgb(34, 92, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 36.1%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 46%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 63%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(63%, 0%, 5%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.36, -20.06, -2.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.36, 20.24, 187.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.206, 8.682, 10.364)`
Decimal	`2251863`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #225C57, 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 #225C57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#225C57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	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 #225C57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #225c57; }
.text { color: #225c57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #225c57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 92 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #225c57, #22445c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Teal.

Questions

What color is #225C57?: #225C57 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Verdant Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #225C57?: The RGB value is 34, 92, 87: 34 red, 92 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #225C57?: The complementary color is #5C2227, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #225C57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.