#228f7e

Color #228f7e

A moderately saturated dark cyan.

Closest named color Dark Cyan #008b8b · ΔE 10.09 Nearest Tailwind class teal-600 #009689 · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#228f7e

RGB

rgb(34, 143, 126)

HSL

hsl(170.6, 61.6%, 34.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(170.6, 76.2%, 56.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(76.2%, 0%, 11.9%, 43.9%)

LAB

lab(53.48, -33.89, 0.46)

LCH

lch(53.48, 33.89, 179.22)

OKLCH

oklch(58.7%, 0.0978, 179.59)

HWB

hwb(170.6, 13.3%, 43.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8f2233

Analogous

#228f47

#228f7e

#226a8f

Triadic

#228f7e

#7e228f

#8f7e22

Split-complementary

#228f7e

#8f226a

#8f4722

Tetradic

#228f7e

#22338f

#8f2233

#8f7e22

Square

#228f7e

#47228f

#8f2233

#6a8f22

Shades

Color #228f7e mixed toward black.

#1c7769

#175f54

#11473f

#0b302a

#061815

Tints

Color #228f7e mixed toward white.

#2dbca5

#4cd4bf

#78dfcf

#a5eadf

#d2f4ef

Tones

Color #228f7e mixed toward gray.

#2b8678

#347d71

#3d746b

#466b65

#4f625f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.3:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.3:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#646582 · ΔE 30.3

Deuteranopia

#5e5683 · ΔE 35.3

Tritanopia

#2f8686 · ΔE 7.5

Achromatopsia

#808080 · ΔE 22.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #228f7e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#228f7e]

Related colors

Turquoise #40e0d0

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#228f7e (#228f7e) is rgb(34, 143, 126) in RGB.

No, #228f7e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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