Recognised as Colour
#22908E
- #22908E
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#22908E is a cyan with RGB values 34, 144, 142 and HSL 179°, 62%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.
Colour values
#22908E#22908E
HEX#22908E
RGBrgb(34, 144, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.5647, 0.5569
RGB percentages13.3%, 56.5%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(178.9, 61.8%, 34.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(178.9, 76.4%, 56.5%)
CMYK76.4%, 0%, 1.4%, 43.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,265,230
CSS custom property--colour: #22908E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2224WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.45:1
Contrast with white3.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.45:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#DD6F71
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.85:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#902224
Analogous#229057, #225B90
Triadic#8E2290, #908E22
Split complementary#90225B, #905722
Tetradic#572290, #902224, #5B9022
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R34
G144
B142
Red34 (13.3%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue178.91°
Saturation (HSL)61.8%
Lightness34.9%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 22 · G 90 · B 8E
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