#228b8b

Color #228b8b

A moderately saturated dark cyan.

Closest named color Dark Cyan #008b8b · ΔE 2.57 Nearest Tailwind class teal-600 #009689 · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#228b8b

RGB

rgb(34, 139, 139)

HSL

hsl(180, 60.7%, 33.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 75.5%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(75.5%, 0%, 0%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(52.58, -28.15, -8.39)

LCH

lch(52.58, 29.37, 196.6)

OKLCH

oklch(58.1%, 0.0905, 194.93)

HWB

hwb(180, 13.3%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8b2222

Analogous

#228b56

#228b8b

#22568b

Triadic

#228b8b

#8b228b

#8b8b22

Split-complementary

#228b8b

#8b2256

#8b5622

Tetradic

#228b8b

#22228b

#8b2222

#8b8b22

Square

#228b8b

#56228b

#8b2222

#568b22

Shades

Color #228b8b mixed toward black.

#1c7474

#175d5d

#114545

#0b2e2e

#061717

Tints

Color #228b8b mixed toward white.

#2db8b8

#4ad3d3

#78dede

#a5e9e9

#d2f4f4

Tones

Color #228b8b mixed toward gray.

#2b8282

#337979

#3c7171

#456868

#4e5f5f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.13:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.13:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#62628b · ΔE 29.2

Deuteranopia

#5c548b · ΔE 32.8

Tritanopia

#2f8b8b · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#7d7d7d · ΔE 21.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #228b8b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#228b8b]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#228b8b (#228b8b) is rgb(34, 139, 139) in RGB.

No, #228b8b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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