#228C86 Color

#228C86 is rgb(34, 140, 134) in RGB and hsl(177, 61%, 34%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkCyan. Black text is most readable on this background.

#228C86

HEX#228C86

RGBrgb(34, 140, 134)

HSLhsl(177, 61%, 34%)

HSVhsv(177, 76%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(58.2% 0.092 189.2)

CMYKcmyk(76%, 0%, 4%, 45%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #228C86 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.07:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.16:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #228C86 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#228C86 Complementary#8C2227 Analogous#228C51 Analogous#225C8C Triadic#86228C Triadic#8C8622

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #228C86, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#2BB1AA #3ACFC8 #5FD8D2 #88E2DE #ADEBE8 #D2F4F2

Shades

#1E7B76 #196763 #155653 #114643 #0D3533 #082120

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