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Recognised as Colour

#225F70

  • #225F70
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#225F70 is a cyan with RGB values 34, 95, 112 and HSL 193°, 53%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#225F70#225F70
HEX#225F70
RGBrgb(34, 95, 112)
RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.3725, 0.4392
RGB percentages13.3%, 37.3%, 43.9%
HSLhsl(193.1, 53.4%, 28.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(193.1, 69.6%, 43.9%)
CMYK69.6%, 15.2%, 0%, 56.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,252,656
CSS custom property--colour: #225F70;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09694WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.15:1
Contrast with white7.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#DDA08F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#545C71no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#495470no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Tritanopia#006564no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 13.3Slate grey · ΔE 19.9Teal · ΔE 20Dim grey · ΔE 21.7Light slate grey · ΔE 22.2Dark cyan · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 13.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#703322
Analogous#22705A, #223870
Triadic#70225F, #5F7022
Split complementary#702238, #705A22
Tetradic#5A2270, #703322, #387022

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#84C7DA
Lighter +30%#5DB5CE
Lighter +20%#3AA1BE
Lighter +10%#2E8097
Darker −10%#163E49
Darker −20%#0A1D22
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#106982
Less saturated −25%#34555E

Channel breakdown

R34
G95
B112
Red34 (13.3%)
Green95 (37.3%)
Blue112 (43.9%)
Hue193.08°
Saturation (HSL)53.42%
Lightness28.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 22 · G 5F · B 70

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