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#226e85 color: Billabong

#226e85 is rgb(34, 110, 133) in RGB and oklch(50.291% 0.08035 222.247) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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194°
100%

50.3%
0.080
222°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • cyan-700
  • Black 48%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.77:1Readable · AA
Lc -84
Black text
3.64:1Hard to read
Lc 25

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About #226e85

#226e85 is a soft sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 50.3% lightness, 0.08 chroma and a hue of 222°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.77:1 contrast and black text 3.64:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Billabong (#1b6f81). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-700.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #226e85 mixed with white

  1. 226e85
  2. 3d7c91
  3. 538a9d
  4. 6998a9
  5. 7ea6b5
  6. 93b5c1
  7. a9c3cd
  8. bed2d9
  9. d3e1e6
  10. e9f0f2

Darker: #226e85 mixed with black

  1. 226e85
  2. 1c5f73
  3. 165061
  4. 114150
  5. 0b3340
  6. 072630
  7. 031921
  8. 010e13
  9. 000406
  10. 000101

Calmer: #226e85 with less saturation

  1. 226e85
  2. 2d6d82
  3. 366c7f
  4. 3e6b7b
  5. 446b78
  6. 4a6a75
  7. 506971
  8. 55676e
  9. 5b666b
  10. 5f6567

Questions about #226e85

What color is #226e85?

#226e85 is soft sky blue. The closest named color is Billabong. In RGB it is rgb(34, 110, 133), in HSL hsl(193.94, 59.28%, 32.75%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.291% 0.08035 222.247).

What colors go well with #226e85?

The complementary color of #226e85 is #8b543e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #167270 and #416791. The triadic partners are #845171 and #6d662a.

Is white or black text more readable on #226e85?

White text reads better on #226e85: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 and black gives 3.64:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #226e85 a warm or cool color?

#226e85 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 222 degrees, its lightness 50.3% and its chroma 0.08.