#228485#228485

#228485 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.185; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.086 H 196.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228485
RGB	rgb(34, 132, 133)
HSL	hsl(181, 59%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(181, 74%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.4%, 0.8%, 0%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.14, -26.52, -8.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.14, 27.87, 197.87°)
OKLab	oklab(56.02% -0.0829 -0.0238)
OKLCH	oklch(56.02% 0.086 196)
XYZ	xyz(13.1427, 18.5345, 25.0706)
Luminance	0.1854 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228485 #852322

analogous

#228554 #228485 #225285

triadic

#228485 #852284 #848522

tetradic

#228485 #542285 #852322 #528522

square

#228485 #542285 #852322 #528522

split-complementary

#228485 #852252 #855422

monochromatic

#092324 #165454 #228485 #2EB4B6 #4FD1D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.46

#228485 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.71

#228485 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228485

4.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228485	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228485	1.00	4.46	4.71	4.71
#FFFFFF	4.46	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.71	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.71	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B7D85

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C7386

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008884

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228485;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 132, 133);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.086 196.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6fa8a8',
    500: '#228485',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228485;
$custom-light: #6fa8a8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228485",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 132,
    "b": 133
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180.606,
    "s": 59.281,
    "l": 32.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5602,
    "c": 0.08622,
    "h": 196
  },
  "luminance": 0.18536
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228485

secondary

#B64E4D

accent

#4745E2

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#080F0F

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #228485

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

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