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#229ca2 color: Empress Envy

#229ca2 is rgb(34, 156, 162) in RGB and oklch(63.298% 0.10036 200.075) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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183°
100%

63.3%
0.100
200°
  • Cyan
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • teal-600
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.31:1Hard to read
Lc -65
Black text
6.35:1Readable · AA
Lc 44

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About #229ca2

#229ca2 is a bright cyan color. In OKLCH it has 63.3% lightness, 0.1 chroma and a hue of 200°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.31:1 contrast and black text 6.35:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Empress Envy (#2a9ca0). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-600.

More medium cyan colors

Lighter: #229ca2 mixed with white

  1. 229ca2
  2. 45a6ab
  3. 5eb0b4
  4. 74babd
  5. 89c3c7
  6. 9dcdd0
  7. b1d7d9
  8. c5e1e2
  9. d8ebec
  10. ecf5f5

Darker: #229ca2 mixed with black

  1. 229ca2
  2. 1c878c
  3. 167377
  4. 115f63
  5. 0b4c4f
  6. 07393c
  7. 03282a
  8. 011819
  9. 00090a
  10. 000101

Calmer: #229ca2 with less saturation

  1. 229ca2
  2. 379aa0
  3. 46999d
  4. 52979b
  5. 5c9598
  6. 659496
  7. 6e9294
  8. 759091
  9. 7d8e8f
  10. 838c8c

Questions about #229ca2

What color is #229ca2?

#229ca2 is bright cyan. The closest named color is Empress Envy. In RGB it is rgb(34, 156, 162), in HSL hsl(182.81, 65.31%, 38.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(63.298% 0.10036 200.075).

What colors go well with #229ca2?

The complementary color of #229ca2 is #bf7071. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3e9e81 and #3e95bb. The triadic partners are #a576b0 and #aa833c.

Is white or black text more readable on #229ca2?

White text reads better on #229ca2: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and black gives 6.35:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #229ca2 a warm or cool color?

#229ca2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 200 degrees, its lightness 63.3% and its chroma 0.1.