All About Color #228C8A

#228C8A

About #228C8A

#228C8A is a dark cyan color with the hex code #228C8A. In RGB it is red 34, green 140, blue 138; in HSL it is hue 179°, saturation 61%, lightness 34%; in CMYK it is 76%, 0%, 1%, 45%. Its contrast ratio is 4.05:1 on white and 5.19:1 on black.

#228C8A Color Conversion

Hex triplet22, 8C, 8A
CMYK75.71%, 0.00%, 1.43%, 45.10%
RGB Decimal34, 140, 138
HSL179°, 61%, 34%
RGB Octal42, 214, 212
HSV (HSB)178.87°, 75.71%, 54.90%
RGB Binary100010, 10001100, 10001010
CIE-L*AB52.87, -28.94, -7.39
RGB Percent13.33%, 54.90%, 54.12%
CIE-L*CH52.87, 29.87, 194.32
XYZ14.63, 20.93, 27.31
CIE-L*UV52.87, -38.03, -6.50
xyY0.23, 0.33, 20.93
Hunter-Lab45.75, -23.00, -3.37
RYB13.33%, 34.32%, 54.90%

Color Accessibility Scores

#228C8A on a dark background: contrast 5.19:1, passes WCAG AA.
#228C8A on a light background: contrast 4.05:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #228C8A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#228C8A · #3ACFCD · #104241 · #8C2224 · #CF3A3C

Analogous palette

#248C22 · #228C55 · #228C8A · #22588C · #22248C

Triadic palette

#228C8A · #8A228C · #8C8A22 · #3ACFCD · #CD3ACF

Tetradic palette

#228C8A · #55228C · #8C2224 · #588C22 · #104241

Monochromatic palette

#051514 · #134E4D · #228C8A · #31C9C7 · #6BDBD9

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