#228799#228799

#228799 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.092 H 212.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228799
RGB	rgb(34, 135, 153)
HSL	hsl(189, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(189, 78%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.8%, 11.8%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.80, -21.61, -17.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.80, 27.94, 219.33°)
OKLab	oklab(57.6% -0.0771 -0.0494)
OKLCH	oklch(57.6% 0.092 212.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.0709, 19.9661, 33.1904)
Luminance	0.1997 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228799 #993422

analogous

#229970 #228799 #224C99

triadic

#228799 #992287 #879922

tetradic

#228799 #702299 #993422 #4C9922

square

#228799 #702299 #993422 #4C9922

split-complementary

#228799 #99224C #997022

monochromatic

#0C2F35 #175B67 #228799 #2DB3CB #5BC7DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.21

#228799 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.99

#228799 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228799

4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228799	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228799	1.00	4.21	4.99	4.99
#FFFFFF	4.21	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.99	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.99	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#79829A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#697699

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008E8D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228799;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 135, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.092 212.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#71aab7',
    500: '#228799',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228799;
$custom-light: #71aab7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228799",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 135,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189.076,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57596,
    "c": 0.09153,
    "h": 212.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.19968
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228799

secondary

#BF6758

accent

#5A41E7

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF4F6

border

#C8CED0

text

#091011

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #228799

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

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