#229ead

Color #229ead

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Dark Cyan #008b8b · ΔE 11.68 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#229ead

RGB

rgb(34, 158, 173)

HSL

hsl(186.5, 67.1%, 40.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(186.5, 80.3%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(80.3%, 8.7%, 0%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(59.72, -26.87, -17.12)

LCH

lch(59.72, 31.86, 212.5)

OKLCH

oklch(64.2%, 0.1031, 207.56)

HWB

hwb(186.5, 13.3%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ad3122

Analogous

#22ad77

#229ead

#2258ad

Triadic

#229ead

#ad229e

#9ead22

Split-complementary

#229ead

#ad2258

#ad7722

Tetradic

#229ead

#3122ad

#ad3122

#9ead22

Square

#229ead

#7722ad

#ad3122

#58ad22

Shades

Color #229ead mixed toward black.

#1c8490

#176973

#114f56

#0b353a

#061a1d

Tints

Color #229ead mixed toward white.

#2cc3d5

#56cfde

#80dbe6

#abe7ee

#d5f3f7

Tones

Color #229ead mixed toward gray.

#2e95a1

#398c96

#45838a

#507a7f

#5c7173

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.56:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.56:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6e6faa · ΔE 28.6

Deuteranopia

#685fa9 · ΔE 32.7

Tritanopia

#32a7a6 · ΔE 6.7

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 21.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #229ead;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#229ead]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#229ead (#229ead) is rgb(34, 158, 173) in RGB.

No, #229ead is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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