#228989#228989

#228989 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.089 H 195.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228989
RGB	rgb(34, 137, 137)
HSL	hsl(180, 60%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(180, 75%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.2%, 0%, 0%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.88, -27.77, -8.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.88, 28.98, 196.61°)
OKLab	oklab(57.48% -0.0863 -0.023)
OKLCH	oklch(57.48% 0.089 195)
XYZ	xyz(14.1186, 20.0358, 26.7853)
Luminance	0.2004 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228989 #892222

analogous

#228955 #228989 #225589

triadic

#228989 #892289 #898922

tetradic

#228989 #552289 #892222 #558922

square

#228989 #552289 #892222 #558922

split-complementary

#228989 #892255 #895522

monochromatic

#0A2727 #165858 #228989 #2EBABA #51D4D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.19

#228989 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.01

#228989 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228989

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228989	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228989	1.00	4.19	5.01	5.01
#FFFFFF	4.19	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.01	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.01	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#808289

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#71778A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008E89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228989;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 137, 137);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.089 195.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#70acab',
    500: '#228989',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228989;
$custom-light: #70acab;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228989",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 137,
    "b": 137
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 60.234,
    "l": 33.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57475,
    "c": 0.08929,
    "h": 195
  },
  "luminance": 0.20038
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228989

secondary

#B84F4F

accent

#4444E3

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#091010

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #228989

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

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