Teal
#228C8C · Teal
#228C8C is Teal, a cool cyan color. It has an RGB value of 34, 140, 140 and a relative luminance of 0.210, making it a dark surface.
Temperature
❄ Cool
Hue family
cyan
Luminance
0.21
Conversions
HEX
RGB
HSL
HSV
CMYK
OKLCHPro
Contrast & accessibility
On white
The quick fox
4.04:1
AA normal✕
AA large✓
AAA normal✕
On black
The quick fox
5.20:1
AA normal✓
AA large✓
AAA normal✕
Color harmonies
Complementary
Split-complementary
Shades & tints
Similar named colors
Frequently asked
What is the color #228C8C?
#228C8C is Teal, a cool cyan color. In RGB it is 34, 140, 140, and in HSL it is 180°, 61%, 34%.
Is #228C8C a light or dark color?
#228C8C has a relative luminance of 0.210, so it reads as a dark surface. Use light text on top of it for the best contrast.
What colors go well with #228C8C?
Its complementary color is #8C2222. For softer combinations, try the analogous or split-complementary harmonies shown above.