#228495#228495

#228495 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.190; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.089 H 212.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228495
RGB	rgb(34, 132, 149)
HSL	hsl(189, 63%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(189, 77%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.2%, 11.4%, 0%, 41.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.70, -21.36, -17.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.70, 27.33, 218.60°)
OKLab	oklab(56.66% -0.0757 -0.0475)
OKLCH	oklch(56.66% 0.089 212.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.3334, 19.0108, 31.3420)
Luminance	0.1901 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228495 #953322

analogous

#22956C #228495 #224A95

triadic

#228495 #952284 #849522

tetradic

#228495 #6C2295 #953322 #4A9522

square

#228495 #6C2295 #953322 #4A9522

split-complementary

#228495 #95224A #956C22

monochromatic

#0B2C31 #175863 #228495 #2DB0C7 #58C6D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.37

#228495 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.80

#228495 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228495

4.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228495	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228495	1.00	4.37	4.80	4.80
#FFFFFF	4.37	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)

#777F96

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#677495

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008B89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#797979

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228495;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 132, 149);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.089 212.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#71a8b4',
    500: '#228495',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228495;
$custom-light: #71a8b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228495",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 132,
    "b": 149
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.87,
    "s": 62.842,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5666,
    "c": 0.0894,
    "h": 212.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.19013
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228495

secondary

#BD6556

accent

#5A42E6

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF4F6

border

#C8CED0

text

#090F11

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #228495

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

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