All About Color #229AAA

#229AAA

About #229AAA

#229AAA is a medium cyan color with the hex code #229AAA. In RGB it is red 34, green 154, blue 170; in HSL it is hue 187°, saturation 67%, lightness 40%; in CMYK it is 80%, 9%, 0%, 33%. Its contrast ratio is 3.35:1 on white and 6.27:1 on black.

#229AAA Color Conversion

Hex triplet22, 9A, AA
CMYK80.00%, 9.41%, 0.00%, 33.33%
RGB Decimal34, 154, 170
HSL187°, 67%, 40%
RGB Octal42, 232, 252
HSV (HSB)187.06°, 80.00%, 66.67%
RGB Binary100010, 10011010, 10101010
CIE-L*AB58.37, -25.82, -17.47
RGB Percent13.33%, 60.39%, 66.67%
CIE-L*CH58.37, 31.17, 214.08
XYZ19.47, 26.35, 42.09
CIE-L*UV58.37, -40.89, -22.72
xyY0.22, 0.30, 26.35
Hunter-Lab51.34, -22.13, -12.68
RYB13.33%, 38.33%, 66.67%

Color Accessibility Scores

#229AAA on a dark background: contrast 6.27:1, passes WCAG AA.
#229AAA on a light background: contrast 3.35:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #229AAA, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#229AAA · #4CCBDC · #13555E · #AA3222 · #DC5D4C

Analogous palette

#22AA32 · #22AA76 · #229AAA · #2256AA · #3222AA

Triadic palette

#229AAA · #AA229A · #9AAA22 · #4CCBDC · #DC4CCB

Tetradic palette

#229AAA · #7622AA · #AA3222 · #56AA22 · #13555E

Monochromatic palette

#08272B · #15606A · #229AAA · #3FC7D9 · #7FDAE6

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