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Recognised as Colour

#229F7D

  • #229F7D
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sea green

#229F7D is a cyan with RGB values 34, 159, 125 and HSL 164°, 65%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sea green.

Colour values

#229F7D#229F7D
HEX#229F7D
RGBrgb(34, 159, 125)
RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.6235, 0.4902
RGB percentages13.3%, 62.4%, 49%
HSLhsl(163.7, 64.8%, 37.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(163.7, 78.6%, 62.4%)
CMYK78.6%, 0%, 21.4%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,269,053
CSS custom property--colour: #229F7D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26617WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.32:1
Contrast with white3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.32:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#DD6082

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9A947Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#8B887Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00A095no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sea green · ΔE 13.7Light seagreen · ΔE 16.8Medium aquamarine · ΔE 17.3Medium seagreen · ΔE 18.6Dark cyan · ΔE 21.4Teal · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourSea green (#2E8B57)ΔE 13.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9F2244
Analogous#229F3E, #22839F
Triadic#7D229F, #9F7D22
Split complementary#9F2283, #9F3E22
Tetradic#3E229F, #9F2244, #839F22

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A2EBD7
Lighter +30%#78E2C5
Lighter +20%#4ED9B3
Lighter +10%#2BC99E
Darker −10%#19755C
Darker −20%#104B3B
Darker −30%#07211A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0AB788
Less saturated −25%#3A8772

Channel breakdown

R34
G159
B125
Red34 (13.3%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue125 (49%)
Hue163.68°
Saturation (HSL)64.77%
Lightness37.84%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 22 · G 9F · B 7D

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