Recognised as Colour
#226C70
- #226C70
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#226C70 is a cyan with RGB values 34, 108, 112 and HSL 183°, 53%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.
Colour values
#226C70#226C70
HEX#226C70
RGBrgb(34, 108, 112)
RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.4235, 0.4392
RGB percentages13.3%, 42.4%, 43.9%
HSLhsl(183.1, 53.4%, 28.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(183.1, 69.6%, 43.9%)
CMYK69.6%, 3.6%, 0%, 56.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,255,984
CSS custom property--colour: #226C70;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.12235WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.09:1
Contrast with white6.09:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#DD938F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#702622
Analogous#22704D, #224570
Triadic#70226C, #6C7022
Split complementary#702245, #704D22
Tetradic#4D2270, #702622, #457022
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R34
G108
B112
Red34 (13.3%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue112 (43.9%)
Hue183.08°
Saturation (HSL)53.42%
Lightness28.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 22 · G 6C · B 70
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