Recognised as Colour

#224A4B

#224A4B
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#224A4B is a cyan with RGB values 34, 74, 75 and HSL 181°, 38%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#224A4B

RGBrgb(34, 74, 75)

RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.2902, 0.2941

RGB percentages13.3%, 29%, 29.4%

HSLhsl(181.5, 37.6%, 21.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(181.5, 54.7%, 29.4%)

CMYK54.7%, 1.3%, 0%, 70.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,247,243

CSS custom property--colour: #224A4B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05746WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness64.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.77:1

Contrast with white9.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#424242

Inverted#DDB5B4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#45474Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original

Deuteranopia#3E424Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original

Tritanopia#074C4Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 3.4 Dim grey · ΔE 21.4 Teal · ΔE 24.9 Slate grey · ΔE 27.3 Gray · ΔE 28.8 Dark cyan · ΔE 29.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 3.41, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#4B2322

Analogous#224B38, #22354B

Triadic#4B224A, #4A4B22

Split complementary#4B2235, #4B3822

Tetradic#38224B, #4B2322, #354B22

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#77C0C2

Lighter +30%#54AFB2

Lighter +20%#428F91

Lighter +10%#326D6E

Darker −10%#122728

Darker −20%#020505

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#145759

Less saturated −25%#303D3D

Channel breakdown

R34

G74

B75

Red34 (13.3%)

Green74 (29%)

Blue75 (29.4%)

Hue181.46°

Saturation (HSL)37.61%

Lightness21.37%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 22 · G 4A · B 4B

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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