#228988#228988

#228988 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 57.4% C 0.089 H 194.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228988
RGB	rgb(34, 137, 136)
HSL	hsl(179, 60%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(179, 75%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.2%, 0%, 0.7%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.85, -28.08, -7.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.85, 29.13, 195.43°)
OKLab	oklab(57.44% -0.0867 -0.0216)
OKLCH	oklch(57.44% 0.089 194)
XYZ	xyz(14.0472, 20.0073, 26.4092)
Luminance	0.2001 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228988 #892223

analogous

#228954 #228988 #225689

triadic

#228988 #882289 #898822

tetradic

#228988 #542289 #892223 #568922

square

#228988 #542289 #892223 #568922

split-complementary

#228988 #892256 #895422

monochromatic

#0A2727 #165857 #228988 #2EBAB9 #51D4D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.20

#228988 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.00

#228988 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228988

5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228988	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228988	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)

#808288

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#717789

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008D88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228988;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 137, 136);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.4% 0.089 194.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#70acaa',
    500: '#228988',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228988;
$custom-light: #70acaa;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228988",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 137,
    "b": 136
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 179.417,
    "s": 60.234,
    "l": 33.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57438,
    "c": 0.08938,
    "h": 194
  },
  "luminance": 0.20009
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228988

secondary

#B84F50

accent

#4446E3

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#091010

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #228988

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

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