Information about #224F57 color

#224F57 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #224F57 belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Dark brightness. In numbers: rgb(34, 79, 87) (13.3% red, 31% green, 34.1% blue), or CMYK 21 / 3 / 0 / 66 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A clearly saturated water-like cyan, #224F57 leans clearly toward the dark side. Designers typically reach for tones like this for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Beatnik (#1F4F54). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Dark Arctic Blue (#275359) and Retro (#1B5256).

In RGB terms — rgb(34, 79, 87) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #224F57: 9.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:66) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. #224F57 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#224F57 color variations

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

#224F57 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#224F57 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#224F57 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#224F57 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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#224F57 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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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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#584522
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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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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
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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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#2A2258
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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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Nearest named colors to #224F57

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

Beatnik color link
Beatnik

#1F4F54

Dark Arctic Blue color link
Dark Arctic Blue

#275359

Retro color link
Retro

#1B5256

Arapawa color link
Arapawa

#274A5D

Astronaut Blue color link
Astronaut Blue

#214559

Dark Opal color link
Dark Opal

#275953

Dark Grey Blue color link
Dark Grey Blue

#29465B

Wanaka color link
Wanaka

#284962

Push Play color link
Push Play

#21584C

Lucifer color link
Lucifer

#2E5060

Dark Slate Gray color link
Dark Slate Gray

#2F4F4F

Shipshape color link
Shipshape

#21425F

#224F57 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#224F57
  • RGB34, 79, 87
  • CMYK21, 3, 0, 66
  • CSSrgb(34, 79, 87)
  • HSL189°, 44%, 24%
  • HSL Precise189.057°, 43.802%, 23.725%
  • HSV189°, 61%, 34%
  • HSB189°, 61%, 34%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.133
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.310
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.341
  • GLSLvec3(0.133, 0.310, 0.341)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.133, 0.310, 0.341, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.133, 0.310, 0.341)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB13.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB31%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB34.1%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID224F57
  • DECIMAL ID2248535
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers21 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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