#228B9B Color

#228B9B is rgb(34, 139, 155) in RGB and hsl(188, 64%, 37%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkCyan. Black text is most readable on this background.

#228B9B

HEX#228B9B

RGBrgb(34, 139, 155)

HSLhsl(188, 64%, 37%)

HSVhsv(188, 78%, 61%)

OKLCHoklch(58.7% 0.093 210.3)

CMYKcmyk(78%, 10%, 0%, 39%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #228B9B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.01:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.23:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #228B9B based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#228B9B Complementary#9B3222 Analogous#229B6E Analogous#224E9B Triadic#9B228B Triadic#8B9B22

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #228B9B, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#2AACC0 #3FC1D5 #64CDDD #8AD9E5 #B0E5EE #D1F0F5

Shades

#1D7886 #1A6975 #155660 #11434B #0C3136 #082226

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