Colour
#225B52
- #225B52
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#225B52 is a cyan with RGB values 34, 91, 82 and HSL 171°, 46%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#225B52#225B52
HEX#225B52
RGBrgb(34, 91, 82)
RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.3569, 0.3216
RGB percentages13.3%, 35.7%, 32.2%
HSLhsl(170.5, 45.6%, 24.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(170.5, 62.6%, 35.7%)
CMYK62.6%, 0%, 9.9%, 64.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,251,602
CSS custom property--colour: #225B52;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.08431WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness77.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.82:1
Contrast with white7.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#DDA4AD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5B222B
Analogous#225B35, #22485B
Triadic#52225B, #5B5222
Split complementary#5B2248, #5B3522
Tetradic#35225B, #5B222B, #485B22
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R34
G91
B82
Red34 (13.3%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue82 (32.2%)
Hue170.53°
Saturation (HSL)45.6%
Lightness24.51%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 22 · G 5B · B 52
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