Palettes / Colors / #228181

#228181 — Teal

#228181 is a teal color we call Teal, closest to the named color Teal (#008080). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: teal (#008080) — not an exact match. CSS teal gives you #008080, a different color; use #228181 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#228181 is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #812222; it also sits naturally between #228152 and #225281. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 13% · Green 51% · Blue 51%

Cyan 74% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 49%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #228181

.text { color: #228181; }
.background { background-color: #228181; }
.border { border: 3px solid #228181; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(34, 129, 129); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 58%, 32%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #228181; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(34, 129, 129, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #228181; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(34, 129, 129, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#228181">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#228181">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #812222:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #228181: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #228181

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #228181 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #228181 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #228181?

#228181 is Teal, a teal color (RGB 34, 129, 129). Its closest standard named color is Teal.

What is the RGB and HSL of #228181?

#228181 is RGB 34, 129, 129 — HSL 180°, 58%, 32% — CMYK 74%, 0%, 0%, 49%.

What colors go with #228181?

Its complement is #812222; analogous partners are #228152 and #225281. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #228181 for text?

White text on #228181 has a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.53:1.