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#224768 color: Terror From the Deep

#224768 is rgb(34, 71, 104) in RGB and oklch(38.695% 0.07071 247.649) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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208°
100%

38.7%
0.071
248°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • sky-900
  • Black 59%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.68:1Readable · AA
Lc -96
Black text
2.17:1Hard to read
Lc 12

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About #224768

#224768 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 38.7% lightness, 0.071 chroma and a hue of 248°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.68:1 contrast and black text 2.17:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Terror From the Deep (#1d4769). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-900.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #224768 mixed with white

  1. 224768
  2. 375876
  3. 4c6985
  4. 607b94
  5. 768da3
  6. 8c9fb2
  7. a2b2c1
  8. b8c4d0
  9. d0d8e0
  10. e7ebef

Darker: #224768 mixed with black

  1. 224768
  2. 1c3d59
  3. 16324b
  4. 11283e
  5. 0b1f30
  6. 071624
  7. 030d18
  8. 01060c
  9. 000204
  10. 000000

Calmer: #224768 with less saturation

  1. 224768
  2. 264765
  3. 2a4761
  4. 2e475e
  5. 32465a
  6. 354656
  7. 384653
  8. 3b454f
  9. 3e454c
  10. 414548

Questions about #224768

What color is #224768?

#224768 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Terror From the Deep. In RGB it is rgb(34, 71, 104), in HSL hsl(208.29, 50.72%, 27.06%) and in OKLCH oklch(38.695% 0.07071 247.649).

What colors go well with #224768?

The complementary color of #224768 is #5d3c15. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #004d5d and #3b406a. The triadic partners are #64333d and #394b1f.

Is white or black text more readable on #224768?

White text reads better on #224768: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.68:1 and black gives 2.17:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #224768 a warm or cool color?

#224768 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 248 degrees, its lightness 38.7% and its chroma 0.071.