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#225550 color: Forbidden Forest

#225550 is rgb(34, 85, 80) in RGB and oklch(41.335% 0.05514 186.595) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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174°
100%

41.3%
0.055
187°
  • Teal
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • teal-900
  • Black 67%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.46:1Readable · AA
Lc -94
Black text
2.48:1Hard to read
Lc 15

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About #225550

#225550 is a soft dark teal color. In OKLCH it has 41.3% lightness, 0.055 chroma and a hue of 187°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.46:1 contrast and black text 2.48:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Forbidden Forest (#215354). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-900.

More dark teal colors

Lighter: #225550 mixed with white

  1. 225550
  2. 396560
  3. 4e7570
  4. 638581
  5. 789592
  6. 8ea6a3
  7. a4b8b5
  8. bac9c7
  9. d1dbd9
  10. e8edec

Darker: #225550 mixed with black

  1. 225550
  2. 1c4944
  3. 163d39
  4. 11312e
  5. 0b2624
  6. 071c1a
  7. 031110
  8. 010807
  9. 000202
  10. 000000

Calmer: #225550 with less saturation

  1. 225550
  2. 285450
  3. 2d534f
  4. 32524f
  5. 36514e
  6. 3a504e
  7. 3e4f4d
  8. 424e4d
  9. 454d4c
  10. 484c4c

Questions about #225550

What color is #225550?

#225550 is soft dark teal. The closest named color is Forbidden Forest. In RGB it is rgb(34, 85, 80), in HSL hsl(174.12, 42.86%, 23.33%) and in OKLCH oklch(41.335% 0.05514 186.595).

What colors go well with #225550?

The complementary color of #225550 is #653e46. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #31543f and #23535f. The triadic partners are #534363 and #60452a.

Is white or black text more readable on #225550?

White text reads better on #225550: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.46:1 and black gives 2.48:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #225550 a warm or cool color?

#225550 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 187 degrees, its lightness 41.3% and its chroma 0.055.