Recognised as Colour
#229A85
- #229A85
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Light seagreen
#229A85 is a cyan with RGB values 34, 154, 133 and HSL 170°, 64%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.
Colour values
#229A85#229A85
HEX#229A85
RGBrgb(34, 154, 133)
RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.6039, 0.5216
RGB percentages13.3%, 60.4%, 52.2%
HSLhsl(169.5, 63.8%, 36.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(169.5, 77.9%, 60.4%)
CMYK77.9%, 0%, 13.6%, 39.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,267,781
CSS custom property--colour: #229A85;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.25145WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.03:1
Contrast with white3.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.03:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#DD657A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.48:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9A2237
Analogous#229A49, #22739A
Triadic#85229A, #9A8522
Split complementary#9A2273, #9A4922
Tetradic#49229A, #9A2237, #739A22
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R34
G154
B133
Red34 (13.3%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue133 (52.2%)
Hue169.5°
Saturation (HSL)63.83%
Lightness36.86%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 22 · G 9A · B 85
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