#228797#228797

#228797 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.199; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.091 H 210.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228797
RGB	rgb(34, 135, 151)
HSL	hsl(188, 63%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(188, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.5%, 10.6%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.72, -22.27, -16.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.72, 27.81, 216.79°)
OKLab	oklab(57.51% -0.0779 -0.0464)
OKLCH	oklch(57.51% 0.091 210.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.9072, 19.9006, 32.3277)
Luminance	0.1990 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228797 #973222

analogous

#22976D #228797 #224D97

triadic

#228797 #972287 #879722

tetradic

#228797 #6D2297 #973222 #4D9722

square

#228797 #6D2297 #973222 #4D9722

split-complementary

#228797 #97224D #976D22

monochromatic

#0C2E33 #175A65 #228797 #2DB4C9 #5AC8DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.22

#228797 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.98

#228797 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228797

4.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228797	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228797	1.00	4.22	4.98	4.98
#FFFFFF	4.22	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.98	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.98	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A8298

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A7697

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008E8C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228797;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 135, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.091 210.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#71aab5',
    500: '#228797',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228797;
$custom-light: #71aab5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228797",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 135,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.205,
    "s": 63.243,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57512,
    "c": 0.0907,
    "h": 210.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.19902
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228797

secondary

#BE6557

accent

#5842E6

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF4F6

border

#C8CED0

text

#091011

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #228797

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

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