#228985#228985
#228985 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.199; OKLCH L 57.3% C 0.090 H 191.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #228985 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(34, 137, 133) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 60%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 75%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.2%, 0%, 2.9%, 46.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.75, -29.00, -6.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.75, 29.64, 191.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.33% -0.0882 -0.0172) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.33% 0.09 191) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.8370, 19.9232, 25.3021) |
| Luminance | 0.1993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 1.11
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 1.93
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 2.50
Teal
#008080
ΔE00 3.84
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 4.92
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 5.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#228985 #892226
analogous
#228951 #228985 #225989
triadic
#228985 #852289 #898522
tetradic
#228985 #512289 #892226 #598922
square
#228985 #512289 #892226 #598922
split-complementary
#228985 #892259 #895122
monochromatic
#0A2726 #165855 #228985 #2EBAB5 #51D4CF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.21
#228985 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.99
#228985 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #228985
4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##228985 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##228985 | 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)
#818285
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#727786
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008D88
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #228985; /* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 137, 133); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.3% 0.090 191.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6faca8',
500: '#228985',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #228985; $custom-light: #6faca8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#228985",
"rgb": {
"r": 34,
"g": 137,
"b": 133
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.67,
"s": 60.234,
"l": 33.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57329,
"c": 0.08981,
"h": 191
},
"luminance": 0.19925
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#228985
secondary
#B84F53
accent
#444BE3
background
#F7FAFA
surface
#EDF4F4
border
#C8CECE
text
#08100F
muted
#7B7F7F