Colour

#224D61

#224D61
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#224D61 is a cyan with RGB values 34, 77, 97 and HSL 199°, 48%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#224D61

RGBrgb(34, 77, 97)

RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.302, 0.3804

RGB percentages13.3%, 30.2%, 38%

HSLhsl(199, 48.1%, 25.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(199, 64.9%, 38%)

CMYK64.9%, 20.6%, 0%, 62%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,248,033

CSS custom property--colour: #224D61;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06511WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness70 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.12:1

Contrast with white9.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#454545

Inverted#DDB29E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#434C62no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#3A4561no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original

Tritanopia#005354no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 13 Dim grey · ΔE 22.7 Slate grey · ΔE 23.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 26.4 Steel blue · ΔE 27.4 Teal · ΔE 28.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 12.97, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#613622

Analogous#226155, #222E61

Triadic#61224D, #4D6122

Split complementary#61222E, #615522

Tetradic#552261, #613622, #2E6122

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#7DB7D2

Lighter +30%#58A2C4

Lighter +20%#3C89AD

Lighter +10%#2F6B87

Darker −10%#152F3B

Darker −20%#081115

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#125371

Less saturated −25%#324751

Channel breakdown

R34

G77

B97

Red34 (13.3%)

Green77 (30.2%)

Blue97 (38%)

Hue199.05°

Saturation (HSL)48.09%

Lightness25.69%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 22 · G 4D · B 61

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