Teal
#228F9B · Teal
#228F9B is Teal, a cool cyan color. It has an RGB value of 34, 143, 155 and a relative luminance of 0.224, making it a dark surface.
Temperature
❄ Cool
Hue family
cyan
Luminance
0.22
Conversions
HEX
RGB
HSL
HSV
CMYK
OKLCHPro
Contrast & accessibility
On white
The quick fox
3.84:1
AA normal✕
AA large✓
AAA normal✕
On black
The quick fox
5.47:1
AA normal✓
AA large✓
AAA normal✕
Color harmonies
Complementary
Split-complementary
Shades & tints
Similar named colors
Frequently asked
What is the color #228F9B?
#228F9B is Teal, a cool cyan color. In RGB it is 34, 143, 155, and in HSL it is 186°, 64%, 37%.
Is #228F9B a light or dark color?
#228F9B has a relative luminance of 0.224, so it reads as a dark surface. Use light text on top of it for the best contrast.
What colors go well with #228F9B?
Its complementary color is #9B2E22. For softer combinations, try the analogous or split-complementary harmonies shown above.