#225252

Color #225252

A moderately saturated dark cyan.

Closest named color Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f · ΔE 4.58 Nearest Tailwind class teal-900 #0b4f4a · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#225252

RGB

rgb(34, 82, 82)

HSL

hsl(180, 41.4%, 22.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 58.5%, 32.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(58.5%, 0%, 0%, 67.8%)

LAB

lab(31.77, -16.1, -4.94)

LCH

lch(31.77, 16.84, 197.06)

OKLCH

oklch(40.6%, 0.0517, 195.35)

HWB

hwb(180, 13.3%, 67.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#522222

Analogous

#22523a

#225252

#223a52

Triadic

#225252

#522252

#525222

Split-complementary

#225252

#52223a

#523a22

Tetradic

#225252

#222252

#522222

#525222

Square

#225252

#3a2252

#522222

#3a5222

Shades

Color #225252 mixed toward black.

#1c4444

#173737

#112929

#0b1b1b

#060e0e

Tints

Color #225252 mixed toward white.

#358080

#48afaf

#74c5c5

#a2d8d8

#d1ecec

Tones

Color #225252 mixed toward gray.

#264e4e

#2a4a4a

#2e4646

#324242

#363e3e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.4:1

White text reads better on this background (8.76:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3c3d52 · ΔE 22.2

Deuteranopia

#3a3652 · ΔE 25.7

Tritanopia

#265252 · ΔE 0.7

Achromatopsia

#4b4b4b · ΔE 15.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #225252;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#225252]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#225252 (#225252) is rgb(34, 82, 82) in RGB.

No, #225252 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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