#228499#228499

#228499 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.191; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.091 H 215.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228499
RGB	rgb(34, 132, 153)
HSL	hsl(191, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(191, 78%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.8%, 13.7%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.85, -20.02, -19.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.85, 27.71, 223.73°)
OKLab	oklab(56.83% -0.074 -0.0535)
OKLCH	oklch(56.83% 0.091 215.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.6583, 19.1407, 33.0528)
Luminance	0.1914 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228499 #993722

analogous

#229973 #228499 #224999

triadic

#228499 #992284 #849922

tetradic

#228499 #732299 #993722 #499922

square

#228499 #732299 #993722 #499922

split-complementary

#228499 #992249 #997322

monochromatic

#0C2E35 #175967 #228499 #2DAFCB #5BC4DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.35

#228499 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.83

#228499 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228499

4.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228499	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228499	1.00	4.35	4.83	4.83
#FFFFFF	4.35	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.83	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.83	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#76809A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#667499

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008C8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#797979

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228499;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 132, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.091 215.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#71a8b7',
    500: '#228499',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228499;
$custom-light: #71a8b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228499",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 132,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 190.588,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56833,
    "c": 0.09133,
    "h": 215.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.19143
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228499

secondary

#BF6A58

accent

#5E41E7

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF4F6

border

#C8CED0

text

#090F11

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #228499

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

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