#228990#228990

#228990 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.202; OKLCH L 57.7% C 0.090 H 201.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228990
RGB	rgb(34, 137, 144)
HSL	hsl(184, 62%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(184, 76%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.4%, 4.9%, 0%, 43.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.11, -25.58, -12.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.11, 28.25, 205.14°)
OKLab	oklab(57.74% -0.0831 -0.0333)
OKLCH	oklch(57.74% 0.09 201.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.6371, 20.2432, 29.5160)
Luminance	0.2024 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228990 #902922

analogous

#229060 #228990 #225290

triadic

#228990 #902289 #899022

tetradic

#228990 #602290 #902922 #529022

square

#228990 #602290 #902922 #529022

split-complementary

#228990 #902252 #906022

monochromatic

#0B2B2D #165A5E #228990 #2EB8C2 #55CFD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.16

#228990 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.05

#228990 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228990

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228990	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228990	1.00	4.16	5.05	5.05
#FFFFFF	4.16	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.05	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.05	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7E8391

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F7790

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008F8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228990;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 137, 144);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.7% 0.090 201.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#71acb0',
    500: '#228990',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228990;
$custom-light: #71acb0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228990",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 137,
    "b": 144
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 183.818,
    "s": 61.798,
    "l": 34.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57742,
    "c": 0.08951,
    "h": 201.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.20245
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228990

secondary

#BB5A53

accent

#4D43E5

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#091010

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #228990

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

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