#228987#228987

#228987 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 57.4% C 0.089 H 193.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228987
RGB	rgb(34, 137, 135)
HSL	hsl(179, 60%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(179, 75%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.2%, 0%, 1.5%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.81, -28.39, -7.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.81, 29.29, 194.27°)
OKLab	oklab(57.4% -0.0872 -0.0201)
OKLCH	oklch(57.4% 0.09 193)
XYZ	xyz(13.9765, 19.9790, 26.0367)
Luminance	0.1998 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228987 #892224

analogous

#228953 #228987 #225789

triadic

#228987 #872289 #898722

tetradic

#228987 #532289 #892224 #578922

square

#228987 #532289 #892224 #578922

split-complementary

#228987 #892257 #895322

monochromatic

#0A2726 #165857 #228987 #2EBAB7 #51D4D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.20

#228987 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.00

#228987 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228987

5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228987	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228987	1.00	4.20	5.00	5.00
#FFFFFF	4.20	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.00	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.00	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#808287

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#717788

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008D88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228987;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 137, 135);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.4% 0.089 193.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#70aca9',
    500: '#228987',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228987;
$custom-light: #70aca9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228987",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 137,
    "b": 135
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 178.835,
    "s": 60.234,
    "l": 33.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57401,
    "c": 0.0895,
    "h": 193
  },
  "luminance": 0.19981
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228987

secondary

#B84F51

accent

#4448E3

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#091010

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #228987

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

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