Teal
#228B9B · Teal
#228B9B is Teal, a cool cyan color. It has an RGB value of 34, 139, 155 and a relative luminance of 0.212, 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
4.01:1
AA normal✕
AA large✓
AAA normal✕
On black
The quick fox
5.23:1
AA normal✓
AA large✓
AAA normal✕
Color harmonies
Complementary
Split-complementary
Shades & tints
Similar named colors
Frequently asked
What is the color #228B9B?
#228B9B is Teal, a cool cyan color. In RGB it is 34, 139, 155, and in HSL it is 188°, 64%, 37%.
Is #228B9B a light or dark color?
#228B9B has a relative luminance of 0.212, so it reads as a dark surface. Use light text on top of it for the best contrast.
What colors go well with #228B9B?
Its complementary color is #9B3222. For softer combinations, try the analogous or split-complementary harmonies shown above.