#228999#228999

#228999 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.205; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.092 H 210.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228999
RGB	rgb(34, 137, 153)
HSL	hsl(188, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(188, 78%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.8%, 10.5%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.43, -22.66, -16.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.43, 28.17, 216.46°)
OKLab	oklab(58.11% -0.0791 -0.0466)
OKLCH	oklch(58.11% 0.092 210.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.3526, 20.5294, 33.2842)
Luminance	0.2053 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228999 #993222

analogous

#22996E #228999 #224E99

triadic

#228999 #992289 #899922

tetradic

#228999 #6E2299 #993222 #4E9922

square

#228999 #6E2299 #993222 #4E9922

split-complementary

#228999 #99224E #996E22

monochromatic

#0C2F35 #175C67 #228999 #2DB6CB #5BC9DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.11

#228999 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.11

#228999 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228999

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228999	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228999	1.00	4.11	5.11	5.11
#FFFFFF	4.11	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.11	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.11	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7C849A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C7899

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00908E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228999;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 137, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.092 210.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#72abb7',
    500: '#228999',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228999;
$custom-light: #72abb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228999",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 137,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.067,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58106,
    "c": 0.09184,
    "h": 210.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.20531
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228999

secondary

#BF6658

accent

#5741E7

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF4F6

border

#C8CED0

text

#091011

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #228999

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

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