#228480#228480

#228480 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.184; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.087 H 190.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228480
RGB	rgb(34, 132, 128)
HSL	hsl(178, 59%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(178, 74%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.2%, 0%, 3%, 48.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.98, -28.06, -5.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.98, 28.67, 191.80°)
OKLab	oklab(55.84% -0.0852 -0.0164)
OKLCH	oklch(55.84% 0.087 190.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.8054, 18.3996, 23.2945)
Luminance	0.1840 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228480 #842226

analogous

#22844F #228480 #225784

triadic

#228480 #802284 #848022

tetradic

#228480 #4F2284 #842226 #578422

square

#228480 #4F2284 #842226 #578422

split-complementary

#228480 #842257 #844F22

monochromatic

#092322 #155351 #228480 #2FB5AF #4FD2CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.49

#228480 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.68

#228480 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228480

4.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228480	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228480	1.00	4.49	4.68	4.68
#FFFFFF	4.49	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.68	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.68	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7C7D80

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E7381

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008883

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228480;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 132, 128);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.087 190.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6ea8a4',
    500: '#228480',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228480;
$custom-light: #6ea8a4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228480",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 132,
    "b": 128
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 177.551,
    "s": 59.036,
    "l": 32.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55836,
    "c": 0.0868,
    "h": 190.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.18401
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228480

secondary

#B54D51

accent

#464CE2

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#080F0F

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #228480

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

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