Recognised as Colour
#226D62
- #226D62
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#226D62 is a cyan with RGB values 34, 109, 98 and HSL 171°, 52%, 28%. 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
#226D62#226D62
HEX#226D62
RGBrgb(34, 109, 98)
RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.4275, 0.3843
RGB percentages13.3%, 42.7%, 38.4%
HSLhsl(171.2, 52.4%, 28%)
HSV / HSBhsv(171.2, 68.8%, 42.7%)
CMYK68.8%, 0%, 10.1%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,256,226
CSS custom property--colour: #226D62;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.12159WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.12:1
Contrast with white6.12:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#DD929D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6D222D
Analogous#226D3D, #22526D
Triadic#62226D, #6D6222
Split complementary#6D2252, #6D3D22
Tetradic#3D226D, #6D222D, #526D22
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R34
G109
B98
Red34 (13.3%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue98 (38.4%)
Hue171.2°
Saturation (HSL)52.45%
Lightness28.04%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 22 · G 6D · B 62
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