#228898#228898

#228898 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.202; OKLCH L 57.8% C 0.091 H 210.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228898
RGB	rgb(34, 136, 152)
HSL	hsl(188, 63%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(188, 78%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.6%, 10.5%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.08, -22.47, -16.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.08, 27.99, 216.63°)
OKLab	oklab(57.81% -0.0785 -0.0465)
OKLCH	oklch(57.81% 0.091 210.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.1289, 20.2136, 32.8039)
Luminance	0.2021 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228898 #983222

analogous

#22986D #228898 #224D98

triadic

#228898 #982288 #889822

tetradic

#228898 #6D2298 #983222 #4D9822

square

#228898 #6D2298 #983222 #4D9822

split-complementary

#228898 #98224D #986D22

monochromatic

#0C2F34 #175B66 #228898 #2DB5CA #5AC9DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.16

#228898 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.04

#228898 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228898

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228898	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228898	1.00	4.16	5.04	5.04
#FFFFFF	4.16	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.04	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.04	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B8399

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B7798

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008F8D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228898;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 136, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.8% 0.091 210.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#71abb6',
    500: '#228898',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228898;
$custom-light: #71abb6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228898",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 136,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.136,
    "s": 63.441,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57809,
    "c": 0.09127,
    "h": 210.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.20215
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228898

secondary

#BE6557

accent

#5841E6

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF4F6

border

#C8CED0

text

#091011

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #228898

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

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