#228C81 Color

#228C81 is rgb(34, 140, 129) in RGB and hsl(174, 61%, 34%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkCyan. Black text is most readable on this background.

#228C81

HEX#228C81

RGBrgb(34, 140, 129)

HSLhsl(174, 61%, 34%)

HSVhsv(174, 76%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(58% 0.094 184.6)

CMYKcmyk(76%, 0%, 8%, 45%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #228C81 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.09:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.14:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #228C81 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#228C81 Complementary#8C222C Analogous#228C4C Analogous#22618C Triadic#81228C Triadic#8C8122

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #228C81, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#2BB1A3 #3ACFC0 #5FD8CC #88E2D9 #ADEBE5 #D2F4F1

Shades

#1E7B72 #19675F #155650 #114641 #0D3531 #08211E

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