What color is #225F6E?

#225F6E is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Night Shift. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #225F6E?

The RGB value is 34, 95, 110: 34 red, 95 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #225F6E?

The complementary color is #6E3122, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #225F6E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#225F6E color

#225F6E rgb(34, 95, 110)

Shades of teal

The hex color #225F6E is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 37.3% green and 43.1% blue (34, 95, 110).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 53% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 69% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Night Shift (#2A5C6A), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.17:1).

#225F6E color codes

HEX	`#225F6E`
RGB	`rgb(34, 95, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 37.3%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 53%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 69%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(69%, 14%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.21, -14.26, -14.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.21, 20.17, 225.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.565, 9.649, 16.213)`
Decimal	`2252654`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #225F6E, 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 #225F6E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#225F6E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	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 #225F6E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #225f6e; }
.text { color: #225f6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #225f6e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 95 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #225f6e, #22396e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #225F6E?: #225F6E is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Night Shift. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #225F6E?: The RGB value is 34, 95, 110: 34 red, 95 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #225F6E?: The complementary color is #6E3122, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #225F6E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.