Information about #224F59 color

#224F59 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#224F59 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(34, 79, 89) — 13.3% red, 31% green, 34.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 22 / 4 / 0 / 65. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A clearly saturated aqua cyan, #224F59 stays on the darker end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Beatnik (#1F4F54). Slightly further away sit Dark Arctic Blue (#275359) and Arapawa (#274A5D).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(34, 79, 89)), which gives #224F59 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 9.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.3:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:65), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #224F59 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#224F59 color variations

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

#224F59 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #224F59

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

Arapawa color link
Arapawa

#274A5D

Retro color link
Retro

#1B5256

Wanaka color link
Wanaka

#284962

Dark Opal color link
Dark Opal

#275953

Lucifer color link
Lucifer

#2E5060

Shipshape color link
Shipshape

#21425F

Navigate color link
Navigate

#304E5E

Dark Azure color link
Dark Azure

#274059

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#224F59
  • RGB34, 79, 89
  • CMYK22, 4, 0, 65
  • CSSrgb(34, 79, 89)
  • HSL191°, 45%, 24%
  • HSL Precise190.909°, 44.715%, 24.118%
  • HSV191°, 62%, 35%
  • HSB191°, 62%, 35%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.133
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.310
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • GLSLvec3(0.133, 0.310, 0.349)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.133, 0.310, 0.349, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.133, 0.310, 0.349)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB13.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB31%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB34.9%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID224F59
  • DECIMAL ID2248537
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01