Recognised as Colour
#227D75
- #227D75
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#227D75 is a cyan with RGB values 34, 125, 117 and HSL 175°, 57%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.
Colour values
#227D75#227D75
HEX#227D75
RGBrgb(34, 125, 117)
RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.4902, 0.4588
RGB percentages13.3%, 49%, 45.9%
HSLhsl(174.7, 57.2%, 31.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(174.7, 72.8%, 49%)
CMYK72.8%, 0%, 6.4%, 51%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,260,341
CSS custom property--colour: #227D75;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.16292WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.93:1
Contrast with white4.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#DD828A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.26:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7D222A
Analogous#227D48, #22577D
Triadic#75227D, #7D7522
Split complementary#7D2257, #7D4822
Tetradic#48227D, #7D222A, #577D22
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R34
G125
B117
Red34 (13.3%)
Green125 (49%)
Blue117 (45.9%)
Hue174.73°
Saturation (HSL)57.23%
Lightness31.18%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 22 · G 7D · B 75
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