Information about #222E36 color

#222E36 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #222E36 is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Low Saturation and Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(34, 46, 54) — 13.3% red, 18% green, 21.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 8 / 3 / 0 / 79. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A softly toned steel-blue azure, #222E36 stays on the darker end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Dark Knight (#232D36). Slightly further away sit Allegro (#242E3B) and Tornado (#272D3C).

The recipe behind #222E36 is rgb(34, 46, 54), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 13.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.5:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:79) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #222E36 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#222E36 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#222E36 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 #222E36

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

Dark Knight color link
Dark Knight

#232D36

Allegro color link
Allegro

#242E3B

Tornado color link
Tornado

#272D3C

Indian Ink color link
Indian Ink

#232732

Ebony Clay color link
Ebony Clay

#26283B

Quarterback color link
Quarterback

#282B3C

Cinder color link
Cinder

#242A2E

Traccia color link
Traccia

#2A3335

Blue Night color link
Blue Night

#1F263B

Raglan color link
Raglan

#293331

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#222E36
  • RGB34, 46, 54
  • CMYK8, 3, 0, 79
  • CSSrgb(34, 46, 54)
  • HSL204°, 23%, 17%
  • HSL Precise204°, 22.727%, 17.255%
  • HSV204°, 37%, 21%
  • HSB204°, 37%, 21%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.133
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.180
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.212
  • GLSLvec3(0.133, 0.180, 0.212)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.133, 0.180, 0.212, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.133, 0.180, 0.212)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB13.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB18%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB21.2%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID222E36
  • DECIMAL ID2240054
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01