#228AA6#228AA6
#228AA6 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.213; OKLCH L 58.9% C 0.099 H 220.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #228AA6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(34, 138, 166) |
| HSL | hsl(193, 66%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(193, 80%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(79.5%, 16.9%, 0%, 34.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.24, -18.81, -23.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.24, 29.72, 230.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.92% -0.0747 -0.0644) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.92% 0.099 220.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.6282, 21.2682, 39.2978) |
| Luminance | 0.2127 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 2.76
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 3.96
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 6.16
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 7.69
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 8.51
Stormy Blue
#507B9C
ΔE00 9.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#228AA6 #A63E22
analogous
#22A680 #228AA6 #2248A6
triadic
#228AA6 #A6228A #8AA622
tetradic
#228AA6 #8022A6 #A63E22 #48A622
square
#228AA6 #8022A6 #A63E22 #48A622
split-complementary
#228AA6 #A62248 #A68022
monochromatic
#0D3640 #186073 #228AA6 #30B2D5 #63C5DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.00
#228AA6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.25
#228AA6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #228AA6
5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##228AA6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##228AA6 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 5.25 | 5.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7986A7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#687AA6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009393
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #228aa6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 138, 166); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.9% 0.099 220.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#74acc0',
500: '#228aa6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #228aa6; $custom-light: #74acc0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#228aa6",
"rgb": {
"r": 34,
"g": 138,
"b": 166
},
"hsl": {
"h": 192.727,
"s": 66,
"l": 39.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58924,
"c": 0.09866,
"h": 220.8
},
"luminance": 0.2127
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#228AA6
secondary
#C4755F
accent
#633FE9
background
#F7FAFB
surface
#EEF4F7
border
#C9CED0
text
#091012
muted
#7B7F81