Information about #227B7B color

#227B7B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #227B7B is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(34, 123, 123) — 13.3% red, 48.2% green, 48.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 35 / 0 / 0 / 52. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A confidently colored water-like cyan, #227B7B sits comfortably between light and dark. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Elm (#297B76). Nearby in the Register you will also find Atoll (#2B797A) and Greenish Blue (#307D7E).

The recipe behind #227B7B is rgb(34, 123, 123), with green as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #227B7B background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 5.0:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 4.2:1. #227B7B has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#227B7B color variations

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#227B7B 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 #227B7B

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

Elm color link
Elm

#297B76

Atoll color link
Atoll

#2B797A

Myrtle Green color link
Myrtle Green

#317873

Dauntless color link
Dauntless

#166F7F

Genoa color link
Genoa

#31796D

Ming color link
Ming

#36747D

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#227B7B
  • RGB34, 123, 123
  • CMYK35, 0, 0, 52
  • CSSrgb(34, 123, 123)
  • HSL180°, 57%, 31%
  • HSL Precise180°, 56.688%, 30.784%
  • HSV180°, 72%, 48%
  • HSB180°, 72%, 48%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.133
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.482
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.482
  • GLSLvec3(0.133, 0.482, 0.482)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.133, 0.482, 0.482, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.133, 0.482, 0.482)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB13.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB48.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB48.2%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID227B7B
  • DECIMAL ID2259835
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01