#228889#228889

#228889 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.198; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.089 H 196.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228889
RGB	rgb(34, 136, 137)
HSL	hsl(181, 60%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(181, 75%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.2%, 0.7%, 0%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.56, -27.28, -8.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.56, 28.65, 197.81°)
OKLab	oklab(57.21% -0.0852 -0.0244)
OKLCH	oklch(57.21% 0.089 196)
XYZ	xyz(13.9771, 19.7529, 26.7381)
Luminance	0.1976 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228889 #892322

analogous

#228956 #228889 #225489

triadic

#228889 #892288 #888922

tetradic

#228889 #562289 #892322 #548922

square

#228889 #562289 #892322 #548922

split-complementary

#228889 #892254 #895622

monochromatic

#0A2727 #165758 #228889 #2EB9BA #51D3D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.24

#228889 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.95

#228889 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228889

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228889	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228889	1.00	4.24	4.95	4.95
#FFFFFF	4.24	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.95	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.95	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7E8189

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#70768A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008D88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228889;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 136, 137);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.089 196.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#70abab',
    500: '#228889',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228889;
$custom-light: #70abab;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228889",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 136,
    "b": 137
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180.583,
    "s": 60.234,
    "l": 33.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57214,
    "c": 0.08865,
    "h": 196
  },
  "luminance": 0.19755
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228889

secondary

#B8504F

accent

#4644E3

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#091010

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #228889

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

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