Information about #225E5C color
Basic facts about this digital color
A pleasantly vivid aqua cyan, #225E5C occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Dark Green Blue (#1F6357). Slightly further away sit Eden (#266255) and Globe (#256761).
Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(34, 94, 92)), which gives #225E5C its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #225E5C: 7.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.8:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:63) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #225E5C so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#225E5C color variations
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#225E5C color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#225E5C color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#225E5C color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#225E5C color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#225E5C 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 #225E5C color
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Nearest named colors to #225E5C
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#1F6357
#266255
#256761
#275953
#275359
#26604F
#2F5A57
#1B5256
#1B6767
#21584C
#1F4F54
#2F6168
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#225E5C
- RGB34, 94, 92
- CMYK24, 0, 1, 63
- CSSrgb(34, 94, 92)
- HSL178°, 47%, 25%
- HSL Precise178°, 46.875%, 25.098%
- HSV178°, 64%, 37%
- HSB178°, 64%, 37%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.133
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.369
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.361
- GLSLvec3(0.133, 0.369, 0.361)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.133, 0.369, 0.361, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.133, 0.369, 0.361)
- Percentage of Red in RGB13.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB36.9%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB36.1%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID225E5C
- DECIMAL ID2252380
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers20 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
