#228980#228980

#228980 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.198; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.091 H 186.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228980
RGB	rgb(34, 137, 128)
HSL	hsl(175, 60%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(175, 75%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.2%, 0%, 6.6%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.60, -30.49, -3.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.60, 30.69, 186.48°)
OKLab	oklab(57.15% -0.0905 -0.0099)
OKLCH	oklch(57.15% 0.091 186.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.4998, 19.7883, 23.5259)
Luminance	0.1979 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228980 #89222B

analogous

#22894C #228980 #225E89

triadic

#228980 #802289 #898022

tetradic

#228980 #4C2289 #89222B #5E8922

square

#228980 #4C2289 #89222B #5E8922

split-complementary

#228980 #89225E #894C22

monochromatic

#0A2724 #165852 #228980 #2EBAAE #51D4C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.24

#228980 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.96

#228980 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228980

4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228980	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228980	1.00	4.24	4.96	4.96
#FFFFFF	4.24	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.96	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.96	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#828180

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#737781

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008C86

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228980;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 137, 128);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.091 186.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6faca4',
    500: '#228980',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228980;
$custom-light: #6faca4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228980",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 137,
    "b": 128
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 174.757,
    "s": 60.234,
    "l": 33.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57154,
    "c": 0.09107,
    "h": 186.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1979
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228980

secondary

#B84F58

accent

#4452E3

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#08100F

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #228980

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

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