#228B8D#228B8D

#228B8D is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.207; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.090 H 196.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228B8D
RGB	rgb(34, 139, 141)
HSL	hsl(181, 61%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(181, 76%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.9%, 1.4%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.65, -27.53, -9.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.65, 29.11, 198.96°)
OKLab	oklab(58.14% -0.0865 -0.0263)
OKLCH	oklch(58.14% 0.09 196.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.6978, 20.7266, 28.4201)
Luminance	0.2073 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228B8D #8D2422

analogous

#228D59 #228B8D #22568D

triadic

#228B8D #8D228B #8B8D22

tetradic

#228B8D #59228D #8D2422 #568D22

square

#228B8D #59228D #8D2422 #568D22

split-complementary

#228B8D #8D2256 #8D5922

monochromatic

#0A2A2A #165A5C #228B8D #2EBCBE #54D3D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.08

#228B8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.15

#228B8D on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228B8D

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228B8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228B8D	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)

#81848D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#72798E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00908B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228b8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 139, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.090 196.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#70adae',
    500: '#228b8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228b8d;
$custom-light: #70adae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228b8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 181.121,
    "s": 61.143,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58144,
    "c": 0.0904,
    "h": 196.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.20728
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228B8D

secondary

#B95351

accent

#4744E4

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#091010

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #228B8D

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

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