Colour
#227A8B
- #227A8B
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#227A8B is a cyan with RGB values 34, 122, 139 and HSL 190°, 61%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.
Colour values
#227A8B#227A8B
HEX#227A8B
RGBrgb(34, 122, 139)
RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.4784, 0.5451
RGB percentages13.3%, 47.8%, 54.5%
HSLhsl(189.7, 60.7%, 33.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189.7, 75.5%, 54.5%)
CMYK75.5%, 12.2%, 0%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,259,595
CSS custom property--colour: #227A8B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.16123WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.97:1
Contrast with white4.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#DD8574
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.22:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8B3322
Analogous#228B67, #22468B
Triadic#8B227A, #7A8B22
Split complementary#8B2246, #8B6722
Tetradic#67228B, #8B3322, #468B22
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R34
G122
B139
Red34 (13.3%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue139 (54.5%)
Hue189.71°
Saturation (HSL)60.69%
Lightness33.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 22 · G 7A · B 8B
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