#228080#228080

#228080 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.084 H 195.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228080
RGB	rgb(34, 128, 128)
HSL	hsl(180, 58%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(180, 73%, 50%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.4%, 0%, 0%, 49.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.68, -26.07, -7.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.68, 27.21, 196.65°)
OKLab	oklab(54.78% -0.081 -0.0217)
OKLCH	oklch(54.78% 0.084 195)
XYZ	xyz(12.2734, 17.3355, 23.1171)
Luminance	0.1734 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228080 #802222

analogous

#228051 #228080 #225180

triadic

#228080 #802280 #808022

tetradic

#228080 #512280 #802222 #518022

square

#228080 #512280 #802222 #518022

split-complementary

#228080 #802251 #805122

monochromatic

#081F1F #155050 #228080 #2FB0B0 #4DD0D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.70

#228080 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.47

#228080 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #228080

4.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228080	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##228080	1.00	4.70	4.47	4.70
#FFFFFF	4.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#777A80

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#696F81

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008480

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228080;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 128, 128);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.084 195.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6ea5a4',
    500: '#228080',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228080;
$custom-light: #6ea5a4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228080",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 128,
    "b": 128
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 58.025,
    "l": 31.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54782,
    "c": 0.08382,
    "h": 195
  },
  "luminance": 0.17337
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228080

secondary

#B24B4B

accent

#4747E1

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#080F0F

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #228080

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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