Information about #224E48 color

#224E48 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #224E48 is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(34, 78, 72) — 13.3% red, 30.6% green, 28.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 17 / 0 / 2 / 69. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A moderately toned water-like cyan, #224E48 leans clearly toward the dark side. Expect to see shades like this in night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Push Play (#21584C). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Zydeco (#20483F) and Japanese Indigo (#264348).

The recipe behind #224E48 is rgb(34, 78, 72), with green as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #224E48 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 9.3:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.3:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:69) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #224E48 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#224E48 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#224E48 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#224E48 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#1B3E39

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#142E2B

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Black

#000000

#224E48 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#406863

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Grey

#808080

#224E48 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#224D36

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#224D25

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#224E48 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.

Complementary color schemes
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#4E2228
#4E2228

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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#224E48

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#4E3222
#4E3222

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#4E223E
#4E223E

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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.

Analogous color scheme
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#223E4E

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#224E32
#224E32

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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#224E48
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#48224E
#48224E

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#4E4822
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#22284E
#22284E

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#4E2228
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#4E4822
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#32224E
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#4E2228
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#3E4E22
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Nearest named colors to #224E48

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Push Play color link
Push Play

#21584C

Zydeco color link
Zydeco

#20483F

Japanese Indigo color link
Japanese Indigo

#264348

Brunswick Green color link
Brunswick Green

#1B4D3E

Beatnik color link
Beatnik

#1F4F54

Te Papa Green color link
Te Papa Green

#2B4B40

Roulette color link
Roulette

#2A4D3E

Gable Green color link
Gable Green

#2C4641

Dark Slate Gray color link
Dark Slate Gray

#2F4F4F

Jackpot color link
Jackpot

#145346

Tiber color link
Tiber

#184343

Retro color link
Retro

#1B5256

#224E48 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#224E48
  • RGB34, 78, 72
  • CMYK17, 0, 2, 69
  • CSSrgb(34, 78, 72)
  • HSL172°, 39%, 22%
  • HSL Precise171.818°, 39.286%, 21.961%
  • HSV172°, 56%, 31%
  • HSB172°, 56%, 31%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.133
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.306
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • GLSLvec3(0.133, 0.306, 0.282)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.133, 0.306, 0.282, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.133, 0.306, 0.282)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB13.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB30.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB28.2%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID224E48
  • DECIMAL ID2248264
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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