Colour
#228C97
- #228C97
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#228C97 is a cyan with RGB values 34, 140, 151 and HSL 186°, 63%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.
Colour values
#228C97#228C97
HEX#228C97
RGBrgb(34, 140, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.549, 0.5922
RGB percentages13.3%, 54.9%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(185.6, 63.2%, 36.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.6, 77.5%, 59.2%)
CMYK77.5%, 7.3%, 0%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,264,215
CSS custom property--colour: #228C97;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21331WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.27:1
Contrast with white3.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.27:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#DD7368
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.99:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#972D22
Analogous#229768, #225297
Triadic#97228C, #8C9722
Split complementary#972252, #976722
Tetradic#672297, #972D22, #529722
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R34
G140
B151
Red34 (13.3%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue185.64°
Saturation (HSL)63.24%
Lightness36.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 22 · G 8C · B 97
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