Information about #224B5E color
Basic facts about this digital color
#224B5E presents itself as a confidently colored azure — one that holds a balanced mid-tone. It is a natural fit for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Arapawa (#274A5D). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Wanaka (#284962) and Astronaut Blue (#214559).
Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(34, 75, 94)), which gives #224B5E its character. If you plan to put text on a #224B5E background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 9.4:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.2:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:63) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#224B5E color variations
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#224B5E color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#224B5E color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#224B5E color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#224B5E color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#224B5E color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #224B5E color
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Nearest named colors to #224B5E
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#274A5D
#284962
#214559
#21425F
#29465B
#275359
#1F4F54
#1B5256
#274B6A
#274059
#2E5060
#203F58
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#224B5E
- RGB34, 75, 94
- CMYK24, 7, 0, 63
- CSSrgb(34, 75, 94)
- HSL199°, 47%, 25%
- HSL Precise199°, 46.875%, 25.098%
- HSV199°, 64%, 37%
- HSB199°, 64%, 37%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.133
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.294
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.369
- GLSLvec3(0.133, 0.294, 0.369)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.133, 0.294, 0.369, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.133, 0.294, 0.369)
- Percentage of Red in RGB13.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB29.4%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB36.9%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID224B5E
- DECIMAL ID2247518
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers29 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
