#228997#228997

#228997 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.205; OKLCH L 58.0% C 0.091 H 208.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228997
RGB	rgb(34, 137, 151)
HSL	hsl(187, 63%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(187, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.5%, 9.3%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.36, -23.31, -15.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.36, 28.11, 213.95°)
OKLab	oklab(58.02% -0.08 -0.0437)
OKLCH	oklch(58.02% 0.091 208.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.1888, 20.4639, 32.4216)
Luminance	0.2047 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228997 #973022

analogous

#22976B #228997 #224F97

triadic

#228997 #972289 #899722

tetradic

#228997 #6B2297 #973022 #4F9722

square

#228997 #6B2297 #973022 #4F9722

split-complementary

#228997 #97224F #976B22

monochromatic

#0C2E33 #175C65 #228997 #2DB6C9 #5ACADA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.12

#228997 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.09

#228997 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228997

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228997	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228997	1.00	4.12	5.09	5.09
#FFFFFF	4.12	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.09	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.09	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7C8498

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C7897

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00908D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228997;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 137, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.0% 0.091 208.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#71abb5',
    500: '#228997',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228997;
$custom-light: #71abb5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228997",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 137,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.179,
    "s": 63.243,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58023,
    "c": 0.09112,
    "h": 208.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.20466
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228997

secondary

#BE6357

accent

#5542E6

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF4F6

border

#C8CED0

text

#091011

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #228997

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

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