#228494#228494

#228494 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.190; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.089 H 211.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228494
RGB	rgb(34, 132, 148)
HSL	hsl(188, 63%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(188, 77%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(77%, 10.8%, 0%, 42%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.66, -21.69, -16.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.66, 27.27, 217.30°)
OKLab	oklab(56.62% -0.0762 -0.046)
OKLCH	oklch(56.62% 0.089 211.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.2539, 18.9790, 30.9233)
Luminance	0.1898 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228494 #943222

analogous

#22946B #228494 #224B94

triadic

#228494 #942284 #849422

tetradic

#228494 #6B2294 #943222 #4B9422

square

#228494 #6B2294 #943222 #4B9422

split-complementary

#228494 #94224B #946B22

monochromatic

#0B2B30 #175862 #228494 #2DB0C6 #58C7D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.38

#228494 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.80

#228494 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228494

4.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228494	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228494	1.00	4.38	4.80	4.80
#FFFFFF	4.38	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.80	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.80	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#777F95

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#677494

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008B89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#797979

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228494;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 132, 148);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.089 211.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#70a8b3',
    500: '#228494',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228494;
$custom-light: #70a8b3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228494",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 132,
    "b": 148
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.421,
    "s": 62.637,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56618,
    "c": 0.08899,
    "h": 211.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.18981
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228494

secondary

#BD6455

accent

#5942E6

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF4F6

border

#C8CED0

text

#090F11

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #228494

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

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