Palettes / Colors / #228296

#228296 — Teal

#228296 is a teal color we call Teal, closest to the named color DarkCyan (#008B8B). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkcyan (#008B8B) — not an exact match. CSS darkcyan gives you #008B8B, a different color; use #228296 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.

#228296 is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #963522; it also sits naturally between #22966F and #224996. 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 59%

Cyan 77% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 0% · Key 41%

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

Previews

CSS code for #228296

.text { color: #228296; }
.background { background-color: #228296; }
.border { border: 3px solid #228296; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(34, 130, 150); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(190, 63%, 36%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #228296; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(34, 130, 150, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #228296; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(34, 130, 150, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#228296">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#228296">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #963522:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #228296: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #228296

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 #228296 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 #228296 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 #228296?

#228296 is Teal, a teal color (RGB 34, 130, 150). Its closest standard named color is DarkCyan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #228296?

#228296 is RGB 34, 130, 150 — HSL 190°, 63%, 36% — CMYK 77%, 13%, 0%, 41%.

What colors go with #228296?

Its complement is #963522; analogous partners are #22966F and #224996. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #228296 for text?

Black text on #228296 has a contrast ratio of 4.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.47:1.