#228C8A Color

#228C8A is rgb(34, 140, 138) in RGB and hsl(179, 61%, 34%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkCyan. Black text is most readable on this background.

#228C8A

HEX#228C8A

RGBrgb(34, 140, 138)

HSLhsl(179, 61%, 34%)

HSVhsv(179, 76%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(58.3% 0.091 193)

CMYKcmyk(76%, 0%, 1%, 45%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #228C8A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.05:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.19:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #228C8A based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#228C8A Complementary#8C2224 Analogous#228C55 Analogous#22588C Triadic#8A228C Triadic#8C8A22

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #228C8A, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#2BB1AE #3ACFCD #5FD8D6 #88E2E1 #ADEBEA #D2F4F3

Shades

#1E7B7A #196765 #155655 #114645 #0D3535 #082120

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