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#224952 color: Mallard

#224952 is rgb(34, 73, 82) in RGB and oklch(38.092% 0.04655 214.712) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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191°
100%

38.1%
0.047
215°
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • teal-900
  • Black 68%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.80:1Readable · AA
Lc -97
Black text
2.14:1Hard to read
Lc 11

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About #224952

#224952 is a soft dark cyan color. In OKLCH it has 38.1% lightness, 0.047 chroma and a hue of 215°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast and black text 2.14:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Mallard (#254855). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-900.

More dark cyan colors

Lighter: #224952 mixed with white

  1. 224952
  2. 375962
  3. 4c6a72
  4. 617c82
  5. 768d93
  6. 8ca0a4
  7. a2b2b6
  8. b9c5c8
  9. d0d8da
  10. e7ebec

Darker: #224952 mixed with black

  1. 224952
  2. 1c3e46
  3. 16343b
  4. 112a2f
  5. 0b2025
  6. 07171a
  7. 030e11
  8. 010608
  9. 000202
  10. 000000

Calmer: #224952 with less saturation

  1. 224952
  2. 264850
  3. 2a484f
  4. 2e474d
  5. 31474c
  6. 35464a
  7. 384549
  8. 3a4547
  9. 3d4446
  10. 404344

Questions about #224952

What color is #224952?

#224952 is soft dark cyan. The closest named color is Mallard. In RGB it is rgb(34, 73, 82), in HSL hsl(191.25, 41.38%, 22.75%) and in OKLCH oklch(38.092% 0.04655 214.712).

What colors go well with #224952?

The complementary color of #224952 is #593a32. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #224b46 and #2d455a. The triadic partners are #52394d and #4a4225.

Is white or black text more readable on #224952?

White text reads better on #224952: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.8:1 and black gives 2.14:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #224952 a warm or cool color?

#224952 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 215 degrees, its lightness 38.1% and its chroma 0.047.