Information about #225461 color

#225461 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#225461 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(34, 84, 97) — 13.3% red, 32.9% green, 38% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 25 / 5 / 0 / 62. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #225461 reads as a pleasantly vivid aqua cyan and sits comfortably between light and dark. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Dark Arctic Blue (#275359). Nearby in the Register you will also find Arapawa (#274A5D) and Wanaka (#284962).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(34, 84, 97)), which gives #225461 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 8.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.5:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:62) — 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.

#225461 color variations

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

#225461 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 #225461

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

Arapawa color link
Arapawa

#274A5D

Wanaka color link
Wanaka

#284962

Lucifer color link
Lucifer

#2E5060

Retro color link
Retro

#1B5256

Marathon color link
Marathon

#305563

Beatnik color link
Beatnik

#1F4F54

Navigate color link
Navigate

#304E5E

Spinnaker color link
Spinnaker

#2F4D66

Dark Opal color link
Dark Opal

#275953

Guru color link
Guru

#154C65

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#225461
  • RGB34, 84, 97
  • CMYK25, 5, 0, 62
  • CSSrgb(34, 84, 97)
  • HSL192°, 48%, 26%
  • HSL Precise192.381°, 48.092%, 25.686%
  • HSV192°, 65%, 38%
  • HSB192°, 65%, 38%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.133
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.329
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.380
  • GLSLvec3(0.133, 0.329, 0.380)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.133, 0.329, 0.380, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.133, 0.329, 0.380)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB13.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB32.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB38%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID225461
  • DECIMAL ID2249825
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01