#228991#228991

#228991 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.203; OKLCH L 57.8% C 0.090 H 202.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228991
RGB	rgb(34, 137, 145)
HSL	hsl(184, 62%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(184, 77%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.6%, 5.5%, 0%, 43.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.15, -25.26, -12.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.15, 28.20, 206.39°)
OKLab	oklab(57.78% -0.0826 -0.0348)
OKLCH	oklch(57.78% 0.09 202.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.7139, 20.2739, 29.9204)
Luminance	0.2028 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228991 #912A22

analogous

#229161 #228991 #225291

triadic

#228991 #912289 #899122

tetradic

#228991 #612291 #912A22 #529122

square

#228991 #612291 #912A22 #529122

split-complementary

#228991 #912252 #916122

monochromatic

#0B2B2E #165A5F #228991 #2EB8C3 #56CED7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.15

#228991 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.06

#228991 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228991

5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228991	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228991	1.00	4.15	5.06	5.06
#FFFFFF	4.15	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.06	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.06	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7E8392

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E7791

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008F8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228991;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 137, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.8% 0.090 202.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#71acb1',
    500: '#228991',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228991;
$custom-light: #71acb1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228991",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 137,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 184.324,
    "s": 62.011,
    "l": 35.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57781,
    "c": 0.08966,
    "h": 202.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.20276
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228991

secondary

#BB5B53

accent

#4E43E5

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F5

border

#C8CECF

text

#091010

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #228991

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →