#228A97#228A97

#228A97 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.208; OKLCH L 58.3% C 0.091 H 207.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228A97
RGB	rgb(34, 138, 151)
HSL	hsl(187, 63%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(187, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.5%, 8.6%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.67, -23.83, -15.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.67, 28.27, 212.56°)
OKLab	oklab(58.28% -0.081 -0.0423)
OKLCH	oklch(58.28% 0.091 207.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.3316, 20.7495, 32.4692)
Luminance	0.2075 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228A97 #972F22

analogous

#22976A #228A97 #225097

triadic

#228A97 #97228A #8A9722

tetradic

#228A97 #6A2297 #972F22 #509722

square

#228A97 #6A2297 #972F22 #509722

split-complementary

#228A97 #972250 #976A22

monochromatic

#0C2F33 #175C65 #228A97 #2DB8C9 #5ACCDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.08

#228A97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.15

#228A97 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228A97

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228A97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228A97	1.00	4.08	5.15	5.15
#FFFFFF	4.08	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.15	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.15	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7D8498

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D7997

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00908E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228a97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 138, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.3% 0.091 207.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#72acb5',
    500: '#228a97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228a97;
$custom-light: #72acb5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228a97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 186.667,
    "s": 63.243,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58279,
    "c": 0.09138,
    "h": 207.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.20751
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228A97

secondary

#BE6257

accent

#5442E6

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF4F6

border

#C8CED0

text

#091011

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #228A97

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

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