#228899#228899

#228899 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.202; OKLCH L 57.9% C 0.092 H 211.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228899
RGB	rgb(34, 136, 153)
HSL	hsl(189, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(189, 78%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.8%, 11.1%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.11, -22.14, -17.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.11, 28.05, 217.89°)
OKLab	oklab(57.85% -0.0781 -0.048)
OKLCH	oklch(57.85% 0.092 211.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.2111, 20.2465, 33.2371)
Luminance	0.2025 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228899 #993322

analogous

#22996F #228899 #224D99

triadic

#228899 #992288 #889922

tetradic

#228899 #6F2299 #993322 #4D9922

square

#228899 #6F2299 #993322 #4D9922

split-complementary

#228899 #99224D #996F22

monochromatic

#0C2F35 #175B67 #228899 #2DB5CB #5BC8DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.16

#228899 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.05

#228899 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228899

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228899	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228899	1.00	4.16	5.05	5.05
#FFFFFF	4.16	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.05	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.05	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A839A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A7799

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008F8D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228899;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 136, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.9% 0.092 211.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#72abb7',
    500: '#228899',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228899;
$custom-light: #72abb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228899",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 136,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.571,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57851,
    "c": 0.09166,
    "h": 211.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.20248
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228899

secondary

#BF6758

accent

#5941E7

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF4F6

border

#C8CED0

text

#091011

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #228899

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

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