#228c9c

Color #228c9c

A moderately saturated dark cyan.

Closest named color Dark Cyan #008b8b · ΔE 10.87 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#228c9c

RGB

rgb(34, 140, 156)

HSL

hsl(187.9, 64.2%, 37.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(187.9, 78.2%, 61.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(78.2%, 10.3%, 0%, 38.8%)

LAB

lab(53.49, -23.23, -16.87)

LCH

lch(53.49, 28.71, 215.99)

OKLCH

oklch(59%, 0.0936, 210.16)

HWB

hwb(187.9, 13.3%, 38.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9c3222

Analogous

#229c6f

#228c9c

#224f9c

Triadic

#228c9c

#9c228c

#8c9c22

Split-complementary

#228c9c

#9c224f

#9c6f22

Tetradic

#228c9c

#32229c

#9c3222

#8c9c22

Square

#228c9c

#6f229c

#9c3222

#4f9c22

Shades

Color #228c9c mixed toward black.

#1c7582

#175d68

#11464e

#0b2f34

#06171a

Tints

Color #228c9c mixed toward white.

#2cb3c8

#50c7d9

#7cd5e2

#a7e3ec

#d3f1f5

Tones

Color #228c9c mixed toward gray.

#2c8592

#367d88

#41767e

#4b6e73

#556769

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.3:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.3:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#626398 · ΔE 26.8

Deuteranopia

#5d5597 · ΔE 29.9

Tritanopia

#2f9595 · ΔE 7.1

Achromatopsia

#808080 · ΔE 20.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #228c9c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#228c9c]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Light Blue #add8e6

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Aqua #00ffff

Frequently asked questions

#228c9c (#228c9c) is rgb(34, 140, 156) in RGB.

No, #228c9c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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